TWO COURSES FOR FALL 2010 NOT ON SPIRE

ATTENTION SOCIOLOGY MAJORS AND CJ CERTIFICATE STUDENTS:

Two additional courses are being offered for Fall 2010 that HAVE A DIFFERENT ENROLLMENT PROCESS. If you are interested in one of the courses listed below, please come to Undergraduate Program Secretary’s (JULIET CARVAJAL) office in 712 Thompson AS SOON AS YOUR APPOINTMENT TIME HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

Names for enrollment will be taken until the seats are full. (There are approximately 25-30 spaces for Univ. Day Students in each class).  If you have confirmation that you will be added to the course, please leave room for the 3 credit course in your schedule since you will not be “officially” enrolled (the course will not show up in SPIRE) until the month of August.

THE TWO COURSES ARE:

SOCIOL 397S, Crime and Inequality Mon 5:00-7:30
Aiello, B., Thompson 612
This course will explore issues of inequality within the construction and application of the law. Why are some actions defined as criminal and not others?  Why are some groups more likely to come into contact with the criminal justice system than others?  This course will examine the historical construction of the American criminal justice system. It will also explore the interplay between law, crime and various social institutions like the family, the welfare system, and the economy.

SOCIOL 597A, Criminal Justice Capstone– Wed  5:00-7:30
Robert Ryan1
The Capstone Seminar is designed to provide upperclassmen and women
who have an interest in working in the criminal justice system, with
an overview of that system through the lectures of professionals who
hold significant judicial, legal, law enforcement, and correctional
positions. The speakers discuss their personal journeys to their
current positions, what their duties and responsibilities are, and
what type of background and experience their agencies/offices are looking for in an applicant.
Throughout the course, there is a discussion of those Amendments to
the Constitution (e.g. 4th, 5th, 6th) that are most significant in
limiting the powers of those who work in the criminal justice system.