Intersection of Crim, Education, Health, Env. And Immigration

3 Credit Hours

The expanding carceral state intersects with other legal and social domains in significant ways. This class explores how criminal justice both influences and is influenced by the educational system, the environment, health systems, and immigration. For example, the course examines not only the "school to prison pipeline" of school discipline, but also how parental incarceration affects children's academic success and how schools struggle to adapt to this challenge. In exploring connections between the criminal justice and health systems, we consider not only how contact with the criminal justice system affects individual health, but also how (and how well) public and correctional health systems respond. While the carceral state shapes educational and health systems, we will also consider how the environment affects crime and criminal justice, adding new meanings to the idea of "environmental justice." Finally, we conclude with a look at the many links between the criminal justice and immigration systems.Students will be evaluated based on class participation and a research paper.