CRJU 3800 - Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice

Description

Addresses the racial impact of criminal laws enacted by the peoples elected representatives, the actions and policies of law enforcement agencies, the courts, correctional institutions, the juvenile justice system, and the death penalty. Raises awareness and promotes critical thinking about the problems that exist in our system, how those problems originated and evolved, and possible solutions for these problems.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to identify and understand key concepts in the study of race, ethnicity, and criminal justice;
Demonstrate the ability to identify and understand how class, race, and gender intersect and affect patterns of crime and victimization;
Demonstrate the ability to articulate and analyze how disadvantage influences patterns of crime and victimization and how discrimination develops and affects the administration of justice in our society.

Course Structure

Module 1: Introduction to Race & Criminal Justice
Module 2: Race Relations, the Media, and their consequences
Module 3: Race, Ethnicity, Social Structure, and Crime Part I
Module 4: Race, Ethnicity, Social Structure, and Crime Part 2
Module 5: Race and Policing
Module 6: Race & the Courts
Module 7: Race and Sentencing
Module 8: The Color of Corrections and Death: Race, Prison, & the Death Penalty

Credit Hours

Criminal Justice

Prerequisites

CRJU 1100