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SOC 4161 is also offered in Fall 2022
SOC 4161 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2024 | SOC 4161 Section 001: Criminal Law in American Society (20815)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Online Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 130
- Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 55 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Purposes of criminal law and of principles of criminal liability, justification, and excuse. Applications to law of criminal homicide, sexual assault, drugs, and crimes against property, public order, and morals. prereq: Soc 3101 or 3102 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ecorneli+SOC4161+Fall2024
- Class Description:
- What do criminal justice agencies say about crime, punishment, and justice? What do these agencies do in practice? And why don't these two things usually align? In this course, we will study American criminal law from a social science interdisciplinary perspective. The course has two main goals: 1) we will examine the differences between how lawyers and social scientists think about the criminal justice system; 2) we will study the differences between law on the books (e.g., statutes and court cases) and law in action (how the law operates in different settings, e.g., courtrooms, Congress, prisons) and the social forces that contribute to these differences. To accomplish these two goals, we will analyze legal rules, court precedents and law review articles using anthropology, political science, history, philosophy, and sociology. We will examine a specific topic each week, contrasting a legal document to a social science text. Topics may include legal definitions of criminal behavior, policing, prosecution, trial, sentencing, corrections, and prisons.
- Grading:
- 1. Two short memos (30%)
2. Mid-term (30%)
3. Final exam (30%)
4. Class participation (10%)
- Exam Format:
- 1. Two short memos: short written reflections about course readings submitted via Canvas;
2. Mid-term: in-class written exam with short answer and essay questions;
3. Final exam: in-class written exam with short answer and essay questions;
4. Class participation: brief memo with a few sentences on the readings to facilitate in-class discussion (to be brought to every class or posted on Canvas).
- Class Format:
- Lecture, discussion, small group activities, film and videos, mock exams.
- Workload:
- 1. About 50 pages per week;
2. Two short memos;
3. Two in-class written exams;
4. Preparation for class and participation.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20815/1249
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 April 2024
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