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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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LAJ 540 - Law and Social Control


Description:
This course examines the nature of social control as it is vested in the objectives, procedures, and authority of law and the social-legal implications of social control and the limits of criminal law as a method of social control. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: admission to the master of science program in law and justice or instructor permission.

Credits:
(5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Distinguish the difference between civil and criminal law as well as discuss the limitations of both types of law to address social problems.
  • Identify, analyze, and critique the primary theories of law and social control.  In addition, they will be able to explain the advantages and limitations of each. 
  • Identify, analyze, and critique the use and limits of application of criminal law to victimless crimes.  They will also be able to discuss the policy implications of criminal law as a means to address victimless crime.
  • Identify cross cultural the uses and limits of law to address social problems.  Students will be able to discuss the advantages and limitations of these various approaches and formulate solutions.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
Approved Fall 2017

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:



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