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Survey of colonialism and the roots of American political and economic institutions and values, slavery and racial values, the Revolution, and issues of early nationhood. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

Survey of the period leading up to and following the American Civil War: continental expansion; slavery, sectionalism and the Civil War; the effects of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration; populism and Social Darwinism. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

Survey of significant domestic and foreign policy developments of the twentieth century: Progressivism; the emergence of the U.S. as a global power; World War I and II; immigration and labor issues; the Depression; the civil rights movement and the urban crisis. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

This course explores the city's evolving postwar social and economic environment which shaped its direction and influences its future. Chicago's history and politics have been formed by its connections to globalized circuits of finance, trade, and immigration since the 1850s. We will examine the contours of the new Chicago by exploring the role of race and ethnicity, cultural diversity, globalization, the new Chicago politics, and the transition from production to consumption. Prerequisite(s): None. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

This course is a study of the theoretical reasons for criminal behavior and victimization. Current issues,
policies and research regarding victimization, punishment, treatment and rehabilitation will be examined
and discussed. 5 quarter hours

This course is designed to examine the purpose, structure and functions of criminal law in Illinois and the U.S. Topics include the elements necessary to establish a crime and criminal intent. The sources of criminal law, attempts and conspiracy, defenses to crime, laws of arrest, search and seizure, and civil law will be highlighted. 5 quarter hours

History, purpose, and knowledge of incarceration including local jails and large prisons will be examined and discussed. The procedures used, including reception, classification, orientation, rules, release procedures, and other considerations of institutional management will be considered. In addition, incarceration alternatives, including vocational and rehabilitational services, halfway houses, parole, drug and alcohol detoxification, welfare agencies, employment and legal aid services will be examined. 5 quarter hours

This course is a general overview of the American court system and its relationship to criminal justice. Processes, procedures, alternatives to trial, issues involving the courts and the professionals involved are given consideration. Topics related to courts and criminal justice inlcude, but are not limited to, trials, juries, sentencing, appeals, differential treatment, and wrongful convictions. Prerequisite(s): LAS106 or permission of the department. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course is an introduction to the United States Constitution with an emphasis on criminal justice. Topics include, but are not limited to, failure of the Articles of Confederation, Federalism, limits on state and federal power, seperation of powers to limit authority, structure, the rights of government, and the rights of citizens.Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course addresses the challenge of maintaining a meaningful relationship between society and the police while living in an environment of rapid change. Consideration is given to topics related to community policing that include, but are not limited to, police community relations, public relations, community policing theories, communications, the changing police role in society, police discretion, conflict management, and policing special populations. Prerequisite(s): LAS106 or premission of the department. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course is a study of the police organization and its complexity. Consideration is given to topics related to the organization that include, but are not limited to, how the police organization functions in relation to the social networks that help to define it, structural complexity, structural control, administrative control structures, the degree to which rules and policies are formalized, and centralization of decision making. Contextual factors such as leadership, politics, geographical location, age of the organization and its environment and how this influences the complexity of the organization are also addressed. Prerequisite(s): LAS106 or permission of the department. Co-requisite(s):None. 5 quarter hours

This course focuses on state and local governments within the context of the American federal system. Special emphasis is placed on federalism, the constitutional/legal relationships between state and local governments and the institutions, organizational forms and political processes in American state and local government. 5 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Introduction to major topics in physical anthropology and archeology including theories and processes of biological and cultural evolution of the human species and the theories and methods of uncovering evolutionary processes. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course is an analysis and study of the economy in the aggregate or total sense-all markets taken together. Emphasis will be on contemporary issues such as unemployment, inflation, the business cycle, fiscal and monetary policy, the role of money, financial institutions, government operations, the stock market, gross domestic product, national income and the corporate world. Prerequisite: LAM110 or equivalent. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course provides an understanding of local governments, for example, municipalities, school districts, city and suburban library boards, and park district boards. It looks at different ways these governments influence economic life by taxing, spending, and regulating. Students will learn how each of these activities affects various groups in the population and how people's perception and evaluation of local governments is shaped by the way public officials and members of the media communicate information about them. Prerequisite: None. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course is an analysis and study of economic behavior of the individual unit, i.e., the firm and the rational consumer. Microeconomics principles addressed include decision making of the firm, the household, labor, international trade, education and poverty. Special emphasis will be placed on the theory of supply and demand. Prerequisite: LAM110 or equivalent. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.