SOC3101: Sociological Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System

3 CreditsCivic Life and EthicsSustainabilityWriting & Information Literacy

This course introduces students to a sociological account of the U.S. criminal justice system. We will critically examine the components, dynamics, and effects of policing, criminal courts, community supervision, jails, and prisons. Throughout the course, we focus on sociological understandings of these processes, with particular attention to ethnic, racial, class, and gender inequalities as well as long-term problems associated with the high rate of criminal justice supervision in the U.S. prereq: [SOC 1001] recommended, Sociology majors/minors must register A-F

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B+ Average (3.327)Most Common: A (39%)

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