In this course, students are able to understand how order is maintained in society as well as to
appreciate the roles and functions of the institutions of social control in the Caribbean with
particular interest to Belize. Students will become familiar with alternative explanations of
deviance and crime. Theoretical perspectives on social order and deviance will be evaluated and
applied to the explanation of the different aspects of crime and deviance. Students will analyze
the roles and functions of institutions of social control; assess alternative explanations of the
social distribution of crime, and evaluate issues that arise in an analysis of crime and deviance in
the Caribbean.
- Teacher: Xenia Morales