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Summer 2020
Mar 28, 2024
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C J 420 - LAW & SOCIAL CONTROL
This course is designed to cover issues concerning the interrelationships between law and society. Included are the historical developments of social control and law and the role of law in society, its social construction, interpretation and enforcement. Major theoretical perspectives related to how social status and social structure affect crime levels and societal sanctions are discussed. Also examined are new policies in criminal justice that relate to and attempt to affect the levels of crime in the United States. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101 and 307



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