CJ 304 - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender In Criminal Justice

Credits: 5
This course explores how racial, ethnic, and gender interplay in the criminal justice system with special focus on how biases and stereotypes stemming from political rhetoric and media influence normative concepts of justice and equity in the criminal justice process. Fundamental consequences of racism, legally sanctioned segregation, discrimination, racial profiling, hate crimes, jury nullification, prosecution, and incarceration are analyzed with detail given to the application of existing law and the need for restructure to necessitate social justice. Implicit bias, racial disparities of arrest rates, conviction, and sentencing are also discussed. This course is for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science Program.