SOC 124 - Justice and Community

Upper Division

Prerequisites
All upper-division courses have a prerequisite of SOC 002, or SOC 004, or the consent of the instructor.

Addresses the use of state power in the carrying out of crime control, retribution and the overall protection of the community. The course has three main parts: a theoretical look at how we have ended up with the justice system that we have today; the practice of justice through field studies on police, courts and prisons; and an in-depth investigation into an area of criminal justice of current relevance (such as “three strikes,” the expansion of prisons, or race and justice).

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TCG - The Common Good

Course credits: 1