Multiculturalism & Justice

Catalog description

This course critically examines the experiences of underrepresented social groups in the criminal justice system through a lens of social justice and the sociological imagination. In furtherance of these goals, we will discuss: (1) the social construction of various social groups; (2) how society shapes the experiences of underrepresented social groups within the criminal justice system as professionals, offenders, and victims in a way that produces social injustices; and (3) how the criminal justice system can operate in a socially just way for all parties.