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Spring 2016 | SOC 3101 Section 001: Sociological Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System (50501)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
SOC 3101H Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course introduces students to a sociological account of the U.S. criminal justice system. We will critically examine the components, dynamics, and effects of policing, criminal courts, community supervision, jails, and prisons. Throughout the course, we focus on sociological understandings of these processes, with particular attention to ethnic, racial, class, and gender inequalities as well as long-term problems associated with the high rate of criminal justice supervision in the U.S.
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed information http://classinfo.umn.edu/?page+SOC3101+Spring2016
- Class Description:
- The goal of this course is to help students develop an introductory understanding of the criminal punishment system in the United States. We study law enforcement, courts, prisons, jails, parole, and capital punishment. Additionally, we analyze the relationships between criminal punishment and social processes, including: ethnic, racial and class inequality; political and economic change; and popular representations of crime and criminals. Honors students are expected to demonstrate greater depth of discussion, depth and to a degree length of writing assignments, presentations, and leadership of the students.
- Grading:
- 30% Midterm Exam,
30% Final Exam,
30% Quizzes,
10% Class Participation
- Exam Format:
- Essay and short answer (3 quizzes, 1 mid-term, 1 final)
- Class Format:
- 45% Lecture,
5% Film/Video,
40% Discussion,
5% Small Group Activities,
5% Guest Speakers
- Workload:
- 50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
2 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: There will be three opportunities for extra credit, all of which include writing.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50501/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 October 2015
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2016 Sociology Classes Taught by Joshua Page