CJ - 509 Issues in Gender, Race and Ethnicity

Credits: 3

An overview of the correlation between race, ethnicity, and crime control. The purpose of the course is to examine the characteristics of race and ethnicity and how these characteristics are used to bias decisions within the criminal justice system. Topics include the death penalty, urban unrest and riots, black-on-black crime, and other issues related to race, crime, and criminal justice.

Prerequisite: none