Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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SOC 4660 - Transforming Criminal Justice
In this course, students explore criminal justice policy, reform, and transformation. Students study historical and contemporary movements for criminal justice reform, consider perspectives and ideas of communities and criminal justice professionals, and consider perspectives of formerly incarcerated individuals. Students explore police abolition and prison abolition movements and consider tensions between advocates for gradual reform and groups seeking fundamental transformation of the criminal justice system. Students also learn how to use their sociological expertise effectively as a tool for change.
Requisites: 9 hours in SOC including SOC 2600
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to discuss historical movements for criminal justice reform.
- Students will be able to discuss and critically evaluate recent legislation and referendums impacting police, courts, and corrections.
- Students will be able to explain theories of penal change.
- Students will be able to critically compare perspectives about reform from a variety of subject positions.
- Students will be able to discuss how sociologists and groups mobilized for reform can effectively use social science as a resource for change.
- Students will be able to discuss abolitionist perspectives and movements.
- Students will be able to explain debates between advocates for gradual reform and groups seeking fundamental transformation of the criminal justice system.
- Students will be able to research and evaluate specific criminal justice reform initiatives.
- Students will be able to identify and discuss opportunities and barriers for criminal justice transformation.
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