Course Description
The nature of responses to crime by victims, criminal justice agencies, and other institutions; theories explaining reactions to crime.
Athena Title
SOC CNTL OF CRIME
Prerequisite
SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. Critically evaluate media presentations of criminal justice system 2. Assess the social influences on the behavior of criminal justice agents 3. Evaluate the extent of gender, race and class discrimination within the criminal justice system
Topical Outline
Social, organizational, and subcultural influences on the behavior of police, prosecutors and judges Police corruption Gender and race discrimination by police, prosecutors, and judges Jury trials
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