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The Sociology Of Crime And Delinquency

This course introduces students to the sociology of crime and delinquency. It explores the social origins of crime, criminal law, and the processes through which individuals learn and commit crimes. The course highlights the nature and extent of delinquency, examines key theoretical explanations, and reviews the legal framework surrounding crime and delinquency within the Nigerian legal system. Students will also learn about community reactions to crime and the administration of criminal justice.

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195h
Study Time
13
Weeks
15h
Per Week
none
Math Level
Course Keywords
CrimeDelinquencySociologyTheoriesCriminal Law

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level
Builds on foundational knowledge
65%
intermediate
📚
Math Level
No Math
📖
Learning Type
Theoretical Focus

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Delinquency

2

Crime

3

Theories of Crime

4

Criminal Law

5

Social Control

6

Deviance

Total Topics6 topics

Ready to Start

No specific requirements needed

This course is designed to be accessible to all students. You can start immediately without any prior knowledge or specific preparation.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

assignments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

tutor-marked assessments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

final examination

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Computer Based Test

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Probation Officer

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Social Worker

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Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Module 1: The Extent and Nature of Delinquency

5h

Unit 1: The Concept of Delinquency

5 study hours
  • •Define delinquency
  • •Explain various views about delinquency
  • •Discuss early prohibitions of juvenile behavior
Week
2

Module 1: The Extent and Nature of Delinquency

5h

Unit 2: Adolescence, Peer, and Delinquency

5 study hours
  • •Recognize concepts of adolescence and peer groups
  • •Explain biological and psychological perspectives
  • •Discuss physiological and social characteristics
Week
3

Module 1: The Extent and Nature of Delinquency

5h

Unit 3: Family and Delinquency

5 study hours
  • •Recognize the concept of family as related to delinquency
  • •Explain alarmist and reassuring views
  • •Discuss sociological explanations influencing delinquency
Week
4

Module 1: The Extent and Nature of Delinquency

5h

Unit 4: Drug, Youth and Delinquency

5 study hours
  • •Identify classes of drugs abused by youth
  • •Explain drug use and its effects
  • •Explore how youths learn to commit crime
Week
5

Module 1: The Extent and Nature of Delinquency

5h

Unit 5: Family Court (Juvenile Court)

5 study hours
  • •Discuss the concept of the family court
  • •Explain the concept of Parens Patriae
  • •Recognize the juvenile justice system and its origins
Week
6

Module 2: The Extent and Nature of Crime

5h

Unit 1: The Social Concept of Crime

5 study hours
  • •Define the social concept of crime
  • •Discuss different views of scholars on crime
  • •Explain the nature of crime
Week
7

Module 2: The Extent and Nature of Crime

5h

Unit 2: The Measurement of Crime and its Impact

5 study hours
  • •Identify and measure crimes
  • •Explain official and unofficial crime statistics
  • •Discuss the measurement of crime and its impact
Week
8

Module 2: The Extent and Nature of Crime

10h

Unit 3: Sources of Learning to Commit Crime

5 study hours
  • •State the sources of learning to commit crime
  • •Explore the social structure of the community and delinquent behavior
  • •Highlight motives and skills from general culture

Unit 4: Community Reaction to Crime

5 study hours
  • •Explain community reactions to crime
  • •Analyse the concept of social control
  • •Differentiate between formal and informal social control
Week
9

Module 2: The Extent and Nature of Crime

5h

Unit 5: Understanding Deviance

5 study hours
  • •Write the meaning of deviance
  • •Explain Durkheim's view toward deviance
  • •Discuss segments of formal norms and sanctions
Week
10

Module 3: Explanations of Crime and Delinquency

15h

Unit 1: Different Association Theory

5 study hours
  • •Recognize differential association theory
  • •Recall the nine principles of Edwin Sutherland
  • •Compare professional theft and differential association theory

Unit 2: Psychoanalysis Theory

5 study hours
  • •Distinguish Sigmund Freud and August Aichhorn psychoanalytical approaches
  • •Recall the relationship between psychoanalytic theory and delinquent behavior
  • •Explain psychopathetic personalities

Unit 3: The Conflict Theory

5 study hours
  • •Analyse the meaning of conflict
  • •Write the background of modern conflict theory
  • •Review social structure as a causative element
Week
11

Module 3: Explanations of Crime and Delinquency

5h

Unit 4: Functionalist View: Anomie Theory

5 study hours
  • •Define anomie
  • •Recall Merton's works and modes of adaptation
  • •Discuss views of Cloward, Ohlin, Durkheim, and Cohen
Week
12

Module 4: Law, Crime and Delinquency

10h

Unit 5: Interactionist Perspective: Labeling Theory

5 study hours
  • •Define labeling
  • •List aspects of labeling
  • •Identify Mead's interactionalism, Becker's outsider concept, and Braithwaite's shaming

Unit 1: Legal Definitions of Crime

5 study hours
  • •Analyse the concept of law
  • •Explain schools of thought in law
  • •List classifications of law
Week
13

Module 4: Law, Crime and Delinquency

10h

Unit 2: Meaning of Criminal Law

5 study hours
  • •Explain the meaning of criminal law
  • •Identify the purpose of criminal law
  • •Describe the sources of criminal law

Unit 3: Nigerian Criminal/Penal Code

5 study hours
  • •Identify international standards and continental instruments of children's rights
  • •Explain offenses and treatment of offenders under Nigerian codes

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

Expert tips to help you succeed in this course

1

Create concept maps linking Modules 1-3 theoretical explanations of crime

2

Review key definitions from Units 1-5 weekly

3

Practice applying theories to case studies

4

Focus on Nigerian legal system specifics in Module 4

5

Review all TMAs and self-assessment exercises thoroughly

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