GSS3204

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INCARCERATION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

General Social & Behav Sci-GSSSocial and Behavioral Sciences

Course Details Prerequisites/Corequisites Course Learning Outcomes

Subject Code

GSS

Course Number

3204

Department(s)

General Social & Behav Sci-GSS

Course Title

INCARCERATION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

Course Description

This course will explore the birth of the penitentiary and discuss the United States reliance on incarceration throughout history. Students who take this course will learn about reasons, beyond concerns about justice, why incarceration was introduced as a punishment and then flourished.

Course Attributes

Historical Consciousness -H

Credit Hours

Units

Restrictions

Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Junior (JR) Senior (SR)