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3.00 Credits
Overview of the structure and functions of American criminal courts. Includes jurisdiction, venue, roles of court participants, due process and post arrest procedures employed in adjudication, trial processes and appellate review. Constitutional issues such as discretion, indigent rights, right to counsel, pleas, bail and preventive detention,competency, evidence suppression, double jeopardy, and speedy trial will also be addressed. (Spring). Prerequisites: SOC101 and SOC250.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the international standards on human rights which are embodied in the instruments enacted by the United Nations. Exploration of relationship between human rights, human dignity, and democratic law enforcement. Global overview of abuse of human rights. (Fall - Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the social-scientific study of individuals harmed by criminal acts. Topics include the nature of victimization, the sources of victimization data, the role of the victim in victimization, and the impact of the criminal justice system. (Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
In the context of current dynamics associated with globalization, Sociology of the Environment approaches environmental issues through a sociological perspective. Topics include: social ideas of nature, environmental justice, environmental social movements, international environmental policy/issues, and the nexus between environmental science and politics. (Spring). Liberal arts.
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3.00 Credits
Theory and concepts of juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system; factors underlying delinquency; treatment and prevention. (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar will touch upon many theories, authors, issues, and problems related to the so-called "Drug War" that is being waged on the streets of America and elsewhere in the world. It will develop in the student an understanding of drug usage, the history of prohibitions of various types, the problem(s) posed by drugs, and the secondary problems posed by the regulation of same from philosophical, sociological, and political perspectives. (Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC101 and SOC250.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the theory and examples of social movements based in social classes or independent areas of the world system; for example labor movements, fascist nationalism, or individual rights movements. Also looks at "new social movements" based on cultural values and personal identity; for example movements for gay rights and for environmental objectives. (Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
Topics relating to the analysis of the world system and modern societies will be offered so as to utilize the research specializations of faculty. Topics may include: the sociology of restructured labor markets, the sociology of technological change and the world system, global mass media and mass culture, cultures of resistance to globalization. (Winter). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
Topics relating to the analysis of inequality in modern societies and the world will be offered so as to utilize the research specializations of faculty. Topics may include: pay inequity between men and women; the distribution of water and water rights in the world; race and ethnicity in global migration. (Summer, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
Topics relating to the analysis of social institutions in modern societies will be offered so as to utilize the research specializations of faculty. Topics may include: the rise of gay families; democratic organizations; anti-globalization movements. (Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: SOC101.
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