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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Topics include various disciplinary perspectives of law such as politics of law, law and anthropology; and the social scientific approach to specific areas of law, such as punishment and society, and law, technology, and society. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: JLS-203.
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Course Level: Undergraduate Students absorb scholars' and judges' descriptions of analysis and decision in law; practice legal reasoning themselves through analysis of appellate decisions, statutes, and the U.S. Constitution; study procedural and organizational components of the American legal system; and choose an area in which to concentrate and synthesize their learning by developing reasoned arguments.
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Course Level: Undergraduate Throughout history, society has grappled with the critical issues of constructing and maintaining a just society in the face of terror. This course studies issues of justice and responses to terror from the perspectives of history, ethics, literature, politics, and law, and works to evaluate the justice of societal responses. Usually offered every summer. Meets with JLS-621.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Social organization in correctional institutions. Inquiry into the nature, organization, and aims of the penal system and its effect on groups it deals with. Interaction of groups within institutions. Usually offered every spring.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics concerning criminal justice including the death penalty and the law, race and justice, and crime prevention. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: JLS-104 and JLS-280.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics concerning criminology including terrorism and international crime, women and crime, and gangs and gang violence. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: JLS-205 and JLS-280; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Emphasis on various ideologies and events that cause or reduce violence, such as social movements, depressions, war, and political repression.
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Course Level: Undergraduate Special legal status of the juvenile. Protective services, incompetence to enter contracts, compulsory education, child labor laws, and in loco parentis actions by state and private institutions. Juvenile and family court movement, emphasizing noncriminal aspects of administering juvenile justice: guardianship, dependency, neglect, child support, paternity, and adoption. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: JLS-205 and JLS-280.
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Course Level: Undergraduate Examines major theories and research in public leadership, with emphasis on American political and administrative institutions. Case studies of leaders and leadership in complex public organizations. Relative impact of personality and organizational factors in leadership development. Emphasis on students' awareness of their own leadership style and development potential. Meets with GOVT-460. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: admission to SPA Leadership Program.
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4.00 Credits
Course Level: Washington Semester The interdisciplinary Washington Semester in Transforming Communities seminars introduce students to community issues through lectures, guest speakers, and site visits to community-based and government organizations at the front lines of community transformation. Issues discussed include housing, business development, community safety, social policy, and education. Meets with GOVT-417/GOVT-418. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: admission to the program.
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