CJ 32000 Race, Crime, and Punishment

A comparative study of racial differences in offending patterns, which will focus on the overrepresentation of minorities in the criminal justice system.  Possible causes, current research, government policies, initiatives, and laws will be explored and evaluated.  This will be an interactive, discussion-focused special topics course, which will appeal to  criminal justice majors but also to anyone working in fields that interface with offenders like social work, psychology, sociology and political science.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CJ 11000 and CJ 20000 or permission of dean.

Offered

Fall and Spring semesters.