LGL 3128 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice
This course explores the issues of race and ethnicity as they relate to crime and our criminal justice system in American political life. The student initially investigates the broader social context of race and ethnicity in our American society. Then the student progresses into the different components of our criminal justice system to learn how cultural diversity impacts the role of police, our court system, correctional facilities, influences the death penalty, and affects juvenile & minority youth justice.