Criminology & Deviance
The graduate program in the Department of Sociology at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University offers a specialization in Criminology & Deviance. Faculty interests within these fields include:
- Minorities in crime and justice and women in crime and justice
- Theories of crime and deviance
- Police administration and police community relations
- Violence and criminality, including in family contexts
- Correctional institutions
- Intellectual property crimes
- Substance abuse and illegal drug sales
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Victimology
Faculty who teach in the graduate program and conduct research in the study of criminology include:
- Brian Chopko
- Christopher Dum
- Hedi Nasheri
- Molly Merryman
- Elias Nader
- Starr Solomon
- Pamela Tontodonato