PSCI 304
Race and the Criminal Justice System
Last Offered Fall 2008
Division II
This course is not offered in the current catalog

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This seminar will consider the role and treatment of racial/ethnic minorities in the criminal justice system. We will examine the historical and theoretical frameworks for understanding the relationship between race, crime, and criminal justice. In so doing, students will become familiar with trends and patterns in criminal offenders by racial/ethnic minorities as well as the systemic response to such behavior. The seminar focus substantively on the (racialization) of criminal social control and the consequences of mass imprisonment for families, communities, and our society. In addition to analyzing important texts in these areas, students will develop new insights on crime and punishment in the black experience through empirical research. We will also discuss public policy in criminal justice with guest speakers from Members of Congress and distinguished academics.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 20
Expected: 17
Class#: 1857
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: readings, class presentation, book reviews and final research paper
Prerequisites: one previous course in political science or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Political Science majors
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: PSCI American Politics Courses

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