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Jan 02, 2025
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Academic Bulletin 2024-2025
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POLSC 319 - Policing, Resistance, and Justice?(Also listed as COMJ 319 )
Credits: 4
A study of criminal punishment, race and citizenship. Students explore distrust between police and communities of color, paying particular attention to history, politics, and psychology. We investigate how political decisions shape how police, courts, and prisons interact with citizens in the United States. Students explore why disparate outcomes are prevalent in the system and the pathways for change. We pay particular attention to the political process and we analyze how and when protests and policy feedback have influenced policy. Finally, students explore rationales for and barriers to criminal justice reform and abolition in the United States.
Distribution Requirements: PD, SB.
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