SOC 387 - Sociology of Correctional Institutions

Institution:

Western Washington University

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Description:

Prereq: any Soc 221, 251, 255, 260, 268, 269. Critical analysis of the history and structure of formal social control, including the asylum and corrections. Emphasizes the role of institutions in regulating the poor and marginal populations; contemporary control practices; men's versus women'sprisons; failure of community corrections; probation and parole; and the future of therapeutic and correctional institutions.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wwu.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 650-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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