Race, Ethnicity and Crime

Catalog description

An analysis of the relationship between race, ethnicity and crime, based on the involvement of racial minorities in crime in the criminal justice system. This course addresses the role of racism in theories of crime and in American law and the treatment of minorities by the various components of the criminal justice system and the differentials in offending, processing, victimization, and employment in criminal justice agencies. “Race” and “crime” are examined as “social constructs” which have acquired their meaning through the interaction of human groups within social and historical contexts. Prerequisite(s): CRIM 231 and CRIM 232 OR Instructor Permission When Offered: Main Campus Fall Only