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Fall 2014 | SOC 3101 Section 001: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (15439)
- 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
- Meets With:
SOC 3101H Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 350
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Components, dynamics, philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice/agencies (law enforcement, courts, corrections).
- Class Description:
- This course will introduce students and focus on the three main components of the American Criminal Justice system: law enforcement, the criminal judicial process and correctional approaches in dealing with offenders. The course is designed to familiarize students with these broad topical areas and to explore the decision-making process and the equality of treatment that takes place within the American Criminal Justice system. The course meets the Liberal Education requirements of Civil Life and Ethics and of the Social Sciences.Courses with this designation are carefully designed to address the components, dynamics, and philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice, through critical framework of Liberal Education.
- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
50% Final Exam
25% Reflection Papers Other Grading Information: There will be 50 points on the mid-term, 100 points on the final exam and 50 points on the reflection papers for a total of 200 points.
- Exam Format:
- Short answer and short essay.
- Class Format:
- 70% Lecture
15% Film/Video
10% Discussion
5% Guest Speakers
- Workload:
- 40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
5-8 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
5-8 Paper(s)
5 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: The papers will be short (one page) reactions to films, discussions, class activities.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/15439/1149
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 28 March 2013
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
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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