The Crime and Justice Minor allows students to study the origins,
structures, and social impact of crime, as well as the large social institutions
that comprise justice systems in the United States and elsewhere.
While the focus will be upon structures of law, justice, and crime, the lens
will be explicitly sociological. That
is, students will examine how definitions of crime, the legal sanctions
against it, and the social institutions created to control it shift over
time in relation to shifting values, and socio-economic and political
power. The
minor is also intended to generate interest in tackling and resolving persistent
social problems. To that end, the minor stresses critical thinking
and the ability to take multiple perspectives, and it will require
students to pursue both the integration of ideas, and the integration of
ideas with practical experience. Whether you are a student interested in a legal or justice-related career, a sociology
major interested in pursuing graduate work in the rapidly growing field of
criminology, or if you are simply intrigued by the law or crime and its social
repercussions, this minor will allow you to explore those interests in
depth.
Details on minor requirements and
courses
Crime
and Justice related web-links
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