CRJU 345 - Law and Society

Credit(s): 3

LAW AND SOCIETY
Component: Lecture
Investigates the empirical study of law and law’s effects. Draws on multiple approaches including sociology, penology, ethnography, political science, and gender studies. Topics include criminalization and deviance, neighborhood conflicts, agency and identity and the role of legal institutions (including police, courts and prisons) in shaping society as well as law in everyday life. Assigned materials reflect rural and urban, abled and disabled, offender and victim, as well as varying socioeconomic perspectives.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with SOCI 345.

University Breadth: Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP C: A&S Social & Behavioral Sci Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept

General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE1C: Engage in Constructive Ideation GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2B: Communicate Orally GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications