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CRJ 389 - Topics in Law and Justice

(3 units)
Survey of law and justice from a multi-disciplinary perspective with special emphasis on comparative justice systems, race, ethnicity and gender.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain how ideas about law and justice have evolved and changed in America from a historical perspective.
2. explain various ideas about freedom and discuss the rhetoric of freedom which is often grounded in the perceptions of the right to dominate and exploit others in the name of the public good.
3. distinguish and articulate the roles played by various ideas about race, gender, labor and federalism in shaping contemporary dilemmas of legal and justice theory.
4. identify issues and develop cogent responses to issues and questions on topics about law and justice.


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