SOC 4500

This course is designed to introduce students to the ways in which socially excluded populations (e.g., homeless people) encounter the criminal justice system. Students will review a range of topics, statistical trends, and theory and research on the ways in which socially excluded groups come into contact with the police, courts and correctional system. [Restriction(s): Restricted to students in BAH.CJPP and BAH.CJPP:C. CJPP and CJPP:C students are restricted to a maximum of 3.00 credits in SOC and POLS 4000-level CJPP restricted electives.] [Department(s): Department of Sociology and Anthropology]