Race, Crime and Law

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Sociology Advanced Seminar: This course critically examines the interplay between race, crime, law, and the administration of justice in the United States. The purpose of this course is to provide students with a critical overview of the United States criminal justice system and its administration on various groups (e.g., by race, gender, class, location/region, etc.). Students will receive a theoretical and empirical overview of the American legal and criminal justice system, emphasizing such issues as: the functions and purposes of crime control; the roles of the actors/subjects of the criminal justice system; crime and violence as cultural and political issues in America; racial disparities in offending and criminal justice processing; and juvenile justice.