SOC3101
SOC 3101 - Sociological Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System (3 Cr.) Civic Life and Ethics
Sociology (10987)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
SOC 3101 - Sociological Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System (3 Cr.) Civic Life and Ethics
Course description
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
prereq: [SOC 1001] recommended, Sociology majors/minors must register A-F
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
AFV - A-F or Audit
Lecture
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
02107
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Civic Life and Ethics
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall, Spring & Summer