Sociology of Law

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Comparative and historical treatment of the socioeconomic bases of legal structures. The social, political and economic implications of legal systems. Law as a mechanism of social control. The political economy of crime. PREREQ: SOCI 1015 or permission of the instructor. (lec 3) cr 3. Students cannot retain credit for both SOCI 3086 and SOCI 3085.