Mar 29, 2024  
2015-2016 School of Professional and Continuing Studies Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 School of Professional and Continuing Studies Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJWB 411 - Violence and Social Control in U.S. History and Society


This course examines the nature and reaction of violence and deviance as well as the dynamics of institutions of social control. Students also study a range of violence (ethnic, political, economic, interpersonal), a range of demands (moral reform, segregation) and a range of institutions (police, militia and asylums). Its concerns are historical, sociological and practical.

Credits: 3