CJ 410 - Race,Crime and Poverty

Institution:

Marywood University

Subject:

Description:

This course examines the relationships among minority status, crime and poverty. The effects of family structure, weak formal and informal social controls, restricted opportunities (including education and employment), and substance abuse on crime are examined. The mutual responses of the criminal justice system and minority status to each other are also examined.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marywood.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 348-6211

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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