An introduction to women studies through feminist theories. 3 hours Social and political theory beginning with the Enlightenment, with particular attention to the theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim, and their influence on contemporary social and political theories, including feminist and postmodern theories. Social Psychology 3 hours Mutual interactions of individuals, groups and social structures including a focus on self, attitudes, prejudice, roles and norms, groups and leadership. Basic processes of scientific inquiry in the social sciences, problem formation, research design, measurement, data collection, data analysis, interpretation and reporting of results. This course is an introduction to the role of police in U. S. society.
Law enforcement is one of the major components of the criminal justice system.
Some of the topics to be discussed include the development of the police, policing and civil rights and liberties, the organization and management of the police, the various operations of law enforcement, and the relationship between the police and society. An overview of the nature, extent, types, theories, and causes of crime and delinquency. Other areas of study may inclue modern crime and delinquency preventions and methods of punishment and treatment of criminals. The purpose of this course is to develop a critical understanding of the role of history and memory in the construction of social reality with particular emphasis on the Holocaust. As an interdisciplinary course, this course will use film, literature, art, history, psychology and sociology to examine the meaning of the Holocaust.