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SOC 3101 is also offered in Spring 2022
SOC 3101 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2021 | SOC 3101 Section 001: Sociological Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System (49491)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Online Course
- Meets With:
SOC 3101H Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (102 of 103 seats filled)
- 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. prereq: [SOC 1001] recommended, Sociology majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?page+SOC3101+Spring2021
- 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/49491/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 12 November 2016
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2021 Sociology Classes