Spring 2015  |  SOC 3101H Section 001: Honors: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (67659)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Meets With:
SOC 3101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 210
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Components, dynamics, philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice/agencies (law enforcement, courts, corrections). Honors students expected to demonstrate greater depth of discussion, depth, length of writing assignments, presentations, leadership of students.
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. Courses with this designation are carefully designed to address the components, dynamics, and philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice through the Liberal Education critical framework.
Grading:
40% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam
20% Quizzes
Exam Format:
Two multiple choice and short answer exams.
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/67659/1153
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 January 2015

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