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Spring 2017 | SOC 3101H Section 001: Honors: Sociological Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System (52770)
- 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
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management L-110
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course introduces students to a sociological account of the US 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 US. 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.
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?page+SOC3101H+Spring2017
- 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
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52770/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 12 November 2016
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2017 Sociology Classes