LAW 7179 - Race and Criminal Justice

Effective Date 05/03/2019
Course description: This course examines the role of race in the criminal justice system, and the role of law in both causing and countering racial injustice in that system. The course will proceed through each major stage of the criminal justice process – policing, prosecution, adjudication, and punishment – identifying important racial issues that arise at each stage and exploring how the law creates and responds to those issues.

Credits: 3
Grading Basis Graded