Fall 2014  |  SOC 3101 Section 002: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (15440)

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
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Thu 06:00PM - 08:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 155
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Components, dynamics, philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice/agencies (law enforcement, courts, corrections).
Class Description:
The goal of this course is to introduce students to a sociological account of the criminal justice system. We will critically examine the components, dynamics, and effects of policing, criminal courts, jails, prisons, and community supervision. Specific topics include how crime is socially constructed, how the courts function for criminal sentencing, what it is like to be in prison or on community supervision, why the U.S. has such a high imprisonment rate, and the barriers individuals face after they are released from prison. Throughout the course, we focus on sociological understandings of these processes, with particular attention to ethnic, racial, class, and gender inequality. The course meets the Liberal Education requirements of Civil Life and Ethics and the Social Science Core. Courses with these designations are carefully designed to address the components, dynamics, and philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice through the Liberal Education critical framework.
Grading:
35% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
35% Quizzes Other Grading Information: 70% two exams (35% each) and 30% final exam.
Exam Format:
Two multiple choice and short answer exams and one final take-home short essay exam
Class Format:
60% Lecture
15% Film/Video
20% Discussion
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
40-70 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/15440/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
22 October 2013

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