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3.00 Credits
Overview of sanctioning alternatives to imprisonment, including traditional probation and parole practices, as well as intermediate sanctions such as boot camps, electronic monitoring, fines, and intensive supervision. Sentencing will be discussed, as it influences probation/parole populations, as will the duties and responsibilities of probation and parole officers. Prerequisite(s): 980:001; 982:022; sophomore standing. ( Formerly 980:117) ( Variable)
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3.00 Credits
Sociological investigation of institutional, economic, family, and personal victimization in American society with special attention to causes and processes of exploitation. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. ( Formerly 980:119g) ( Offered Fall)
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Origins and development of youth gangs in United States. Topics include recent emergence of gangs, especially in Iowa, relationship between drugs and violence and gang activity, and creation of social policy to prevent and control gang activity. Prerequisite(s): 980:001; junior standing. ( Formerly 980:122g) ( Offered Spring)
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Causes and consequences of socially-disapproved behavior; role of social control agencies in recruitment of deviant identities, management of and reaction to deviance; dynamics of labeling processes, and examination of social meaning of non-normative behavior. Prerequisite(s): 980:001; junior standing. ( Formerly 980:123g) ( Offered Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Sociological investigation of evolution and structure of policing in United States society, with special attention to conflicts and imperatives which define police officers' roles and character of police work. Prerequisite(s): 982:022; junior standing. ( Formerly 980:124g) ( Offered Fall)
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Crime and punishment in American society, social history of punishment, theories of punishment, and how it relates to prison subcultures, crime rates, power relations, and cultural values. Prerequisite(s): 982:022; junior standing. ( Formerly 980:126g) ( Variable)
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Examination of the causes of delinquency in children, focusing on the effects of parenting, youth subcultures, and the media. Includes youth crimes, such as shoplifting and vandalism. Prerequisite(s): 980:001; 982:025. ( Formerly 980:127) ( Offered Fall and Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Sociological analysis of judicial and jury decision making, legal structures, legislation, power, beliefs, conflict, and social change. Examination of criminal, civil, and public law. Prerequisite(s): 980:001; junior standing. ( Formerly 980:128g) ( Offered Fall)
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Sociological analysis of women as victims, offenders, practitioners, and professionals in the criminal justice system. Examination of changing perceptions and behaviors of women in United States and other countries in relation to role expectations of women in criminal justice system. Prerequisite(s): 980:001; 982:022 or 982:025; junior standing. ( Formerly 980:131g) ( Offered Fall)
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3.00 Credits
Examination of history, philosophies, and structure of juvenile justice system. Discussion of issues confronting legislators, the judiciary, and juvenile justice personnel in context of the need to provide treatment and protection of individual rights and liberty. Prerequisite(s): 980:001; 982:022; junior standing. ( Formerly 980:132g) ( Offered Spring)
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