Overview
Description
Examination of relationship of legal institutions and society, focusing on law as a social product and the social psychology of jury processes and plea bargaining.
Requirements
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO12
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- analyze sociological theories that help explain the American justice system and demonstrate a comparative understanding of international law concerning, ethics, the rule of law, and justice based on a set of ethical and juridical principles.
- examine case studies and how laws are developed, and the many ethical issues that contribute to law making in societies, as well as how laws are used to exert social control over nonconforming groups and individuals.
- explain how our judicial system operates, including how juries function in American society, and how laws are to be applied in an ethical and just manner.
- analyze major court cases that apply to the implementation of basic human freedoms and be able to discern if they are applied across various diverse racial, ethnic, and religious minorities in a fair and ethical way.