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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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SOC 339 - Racism, Crime, and Justice3 credits
Prerequisites: SOC 200 and Junior or Senior standing or permission of the instructor
Overview and discussion of the themes and issues surrounding the relationship between racism, so-called “minority groups” and the criminal justice system. The course focuses on overt, institutional, and subtle racism and structural discrimination and their relationship to social justice. Subjects may include personnel and organizational policies, policing, corrections, juveniles and the courts. Cross-listed as CJS 339, AAS 339
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