INEQUALITY, CRIME, AND JUSTICE   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Johnstown Campus Catalog
   

JAC 0265 - INEQUALITY, CRIME, AND JUSTICE


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Issues of crime and justice with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, and class will be examined from the perspectives of law enforcement, corrections, the legal process, and different socio-demographic groups in society. This course will explore the challenges of addressing crime in a society stratified by race, ethnicity, gender, and class, specifically looking at the experiences of socially disadvantaged groups (as both victims and perpetrators), the applicability of criminological theories to minority criminality, and the impact of inequality on the law-making process, the content of the law, the administration and enforcement of the law, and the quality of justice afforded socially disadvantaged groups.
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: SOC 0100  or JAC 0715  or SOC 0715  


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