SOC 3350 - Corrections (3)

When Offered: Fall
A study of current social problems and legal disputes related to the adult correctional system as a part of the larger adult criminal justice system. Topics covered include disparities traceable to gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality within the criminal justice system, the proliferation of private prisons, local and global policing issues, and alternative forms of corrections, such as restorative justice, drug courts, and correctional boot camps.