Course Title
Diversity Issues in CRJS
Course Description
This course analyzes various issues related to the intersections of gender, race, class, crime and the administration of justice in the United States and other countries. The course focuses on overt, institutional, and subtle racism; gender and class bias; and structural discrimination as well as the relationship of all of these phenomena to social justice. The course examines critically cases that illustrate how gender, race and class influence participation in crime and how the criminal justice system processes members of groups who experience discrimination on the basis of their gender, race and/or class.
Pass/Fail Only?
No
Faculty Permission Required?
No
Credit Hours Min
3
Instructional Method
Face-To-Face
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Learning Objective 1
Objective
Examine the origin of racism and racial stereotypes. This includes an overview of racial and cultural diversity.
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Learning Objective 2
Objective
Examine theories and philosophical framework designed to advance our understanding of the relationships between cultural diversity, racism and crime.
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Learning Objective 3
Objective
Critically analyze the areas of policing, prosecution and punishment. Including racial profiling, immigration enforcement and mass incarceration.
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Learning Objective 4
Objective
Examine cultural diversity within corrections and correctional settings. To include history of sexual abuse in the criminal justice system.
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Learning Objective 5
Objective
Examine the school-to-Prison pipeline. Racial disparities in suspensions, expulsions and school-based arrests. Including efforts to eliminate racial disparities and to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Learning Objective 6
Objective
Explore how disadvantaged minorities as compared to the privileged who historically have created and shaped the enforcement of legal codes experience the criminal justice system differently.