Juvenile Justice System. Survey of criminal victimization theory and research. Examination of causes, consequences, and prevention of violent crime and of victims' experiences in the criminal justice system. Same as Anth 424. Explores how men and women have experienced violence historically and in modern times.
Students examine how violence is perpetrated through words, pictures, physical harm, and silences.
Gender, Crime, and Justice. Same as GWS 424. Organized and White Collar Crime in the United States. Comparative Criminal Justice Institutions. Comparative study of law, jurisprudence, enforcement, and punishment in Western and non-Western societies, including civil law, common law, and Islamic systems.