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History of Crime and Punishment
This course examines how societies define and respond to deviance and crime. With an emphasis on the American colonial period through the 20th century, it describes the evolution of criminal law, policing, and correctional systems. This course lat...
Course · September 16, 2026
Survey of Corrections
This course covers the goals, philosophies, and various theories of corrections. With a focus on the United States, it describes the development of both jails and prisons, as well as the current structure of contemporary correctional systems. It a...
Course · September 16, 2026
Criminal Investigations
This course focuses on the history, structure, and practice of criminal investigations. It describes the phases of the investigative process, including rime scene investigations, interview and interrogation, suspect identification, arrest, and the...
Course · September 16, 2026
Introduction to Criminal Justice
This course introduces students to the history and structure of the United States criminal justice system. The core of this course is its in-depth examination of how the system historically evolved and how it is currently structured. Topics covere...
Course · September 16, 2026
Introduction to Sociology
Sociology is the scientific and therefore systematic study of social behavior, interaction, and human groups. This course introduces students to sociological concepts, including the sociological imagination, socialization, social stratification, a...
Course · September 16, 2026
Criminological Theories
This course examines theories of crime and criminality. It traces the historical lineage of the field of criminology, beginning with classical school perspectives, and continues with a survey of theoretical concepts, including positive school expl...
Course · September 16, 2026
The American Drug Problem
This course broadly examines the social, health-, and crime-related problems associated with substance use. This class begins by tracing the history of alcohol- and drug-control policy in the United States. It then describes common types of illici...
Course · September 16, 2026
Macroeconomics with Heterogenous Agents (2019)
This course was designed to be at the level of a master's degree program and was offered during the summer school at Javeriana University in Bogotá, jointly with my friend Luis E. Rojas from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
Course · September 15, 2026
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