Critical Criminology

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 6 credits from SOCI 3001, 3011, 3301, 3311; or permission of the Department This course investigates contemporary concepts in critical criminology through examination of texts drawn from postmodern sociological theory, critical prison studies, cultural criminology, and the sociology of law. It examines the social constructions of deviance and crime and resulting practices of punishment, detention, policing, and control, and also considers the role of race, class, gender, age, and citizenship status as factors that result in a diversity of experiences with law, freedom, violence, and punishment. (Format: Seminar 3 hours)