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Faculty Teachingin Criminology

Matthew E. Wilkinson, Ph.D., earned a doctorate degree from Louisiana State University. He teaches introductory sociology, sociology of deviant behavior, juvenile delinquency, white-collar crime, sociology theory, and sociology of consumer culture. His research is currently focused on the role of social integration in the construction and maintenance of identity and its subsequent influence on mental health and delinquent behavior. Other research interests include strain-anomie theory, delinquency, consumerism, popular culture and social identity. E-mail: mwilkins@coastal.edu

Robert B. Jenkot, Ph.D., earned a doctorate degree in sociology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He joined the faculty at Coastal Carolina University in 2009. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in research methods, criminological theories, the history of crime, organized crime, race and ethnic relations, juvenile delinquency, the sociology of deviance, social problems, the sociology of gender, drugs and drug control policy, introduction to sociology, and minorities and social justice. His primary research interest is how race, class, gender and ethnicity can affect a person’s offending behavior, particularly how these factors influence illicit drug use, sale and manufacture. E-mail: rjenkot@coastal.edu.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss how the criminology program can help to you reach your goals. Contact us by telephone at 843-349-2275, or visit us at Coastal Carolina University’s Coastal Science Center, room 160.Sharon Thompson at 843.349.2635.

Criminology atCoastal Carolina University

The Criminology Track is a specialized area of study within the Sociology program at Coastal Carolina University. Students can choose a general sociology major, or focus on studies in criminology, social justice, or health and aging. General information about the sociology major, as well as some specifics on the criminology track at Coastal Carolina University, is included in this brochure.

Classes are usually of moderate size ranging from 15 to 40 students. All students, and faculty advisers work closely with students concerning academic advisement and career choices. The Bachelor of Arts degree program provides students with a solid background in traditional areas of sociology, including course work in social problems, sociological theory, social structures, crime, deviance, the individual in society and research methods in the social sciences.

Students also have the opportunity to participate in internships with various local agencies, including agencies for spousal abuse, child abuse, law enforcement, care of the elderly, community recreation programs, and alcohol and drug programs. Some students have presented information and data from their internship experiences at local and regional meetings and conferences.

CoursesThe criminology track program provides students with a strong foundation of knowledge and skills in the study of crime, criminality and social control. To qualify for this course track within the sociology major, students take upper-division course electives (listed as 300 and 400 series in the Coastal Carolina University Catalog) to fulfill the requirement. Several courses are currently offered and other interesting options are being developed. The current selections are:

• Demography• Criminology• Comparative Policing• Sociology of Deviance• The Sociology of Drugs and Drug Control Policy• Juvenile Delinquency • Victimology• Organized Crime• White Collar Crime

Career OpportunitiesA sociology degree with a criminology specialization prepares students for a variety of career opportunities, as the following list indicates:

FederalLaw Enforcement: FBI, U.S. Marshal’s Service, DEA, Secret Service, ICE, Border Patrol, ATF, Post Office InvestigationFederal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Probation and ParolePolitical office

StateLaw Enforcement: State Patrol/Trooper, State Bureaus of InvestigationDepartments of CorrectionsDepartments of Probation and ParoleJuvenile Courts/CorrectionsVarious court-related positionsRehabilitation ServicesPolitical office

CorporateInsurance company investigator (arson, fraud, theft)Sales/Marketing and management for manufacturers of the wide variety of products for law enforcement, courts, corrections, probation and parole, diversion programs, drug testing, forensics

Not-for-Profits/NGOsRed Cross United WayPeace CorpsUnited Nations: special sections on international crime, international drug control, trafficking in women, trafficking in people

Higher EducationMaster’s degree in Sociology, Criminology, Criminal JusticeLaw SchoolDoctoral Degrees In Sociology, Criminology, And Criminal JusticeAdvanced degrees will open even more opportunities.

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