Race, Class, Gender, and Justice examines the social, political, and economic inequities in society. This concentration sensitizes students to the struggles of marginalized groups who are exposed to the criminal legal system. The courses within this concentration serve to further students' conceptual understanding of the values, ethics, and power relationships involved in the process of justice.
Students in the Race, Class, Gender and Justice Concentration will be required to register for 2 Criminology courses from the list below, one of which must be at the 300-level:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose two of the following: | 8 | |
| CRIME AND THE MEDIA | ||
| CRIMINOLOGY GOES TO THE MOVIES | ||
| LATINOS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | ||
| CRIMES OF THE STATE | ||
| HATE/BIAS CRIMES | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS | ||
| US POLITICAL PRISONERS AND CRIMES OF CONSCIENCE | ||
| WHITE COLLAR AND CORPORATE CRIME | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
In addition, students in the Race, Class, Gender and Justice Concentration will be required to choose 3 elective courses from the list below:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose three of the following: | 12 | |
| CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS | ||
| LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT | ||
| CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | ||
| GANGS IN SOCIETY | ||
| COMMUNITIES AND CRIME | ||
| COMMUNITY NON-VIOLENCE | ||
| CRIME PREVENTION | ||
| JUVENILE JUSTICE | ||
| SCHOOL VIOLENCE, DISCIPLINE AND JUSTICE | ||
| FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM | ||
| CYBERCRIME AND CYBERTERRORISM | ||
| COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF JUSTICE | ||
| FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES | ||
| 21ST CENTURY POLICING | ||
| REHABILITATION, REINTEGRATION AND REENTRY | ||
| RACE AND RACISM | ||
| STEREOTYPES AND BLACK IDENTITY | ||
| MASCULINITY, JUSTICE AND LAW | ||
| QUEER PIONEERS: CULTURE, GENDER, AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM | ||
| LATINO COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT | ||
| LATINO COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO | ||
| GROWING UP LATINO/LATINA IN THE U.S. | ||
| SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND LATINO FAMILIES | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (Latinas/os and the Mass Incarceration/Detention Complex) | ||
| ISSUES IN SEX AND GENDER | ||
| GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES | ||
| IMMIGRATION LAW | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| GENDER, SEXUALITY AND VIOLENCE | ||
| GENDER, VIOLENCE AND RESISTANCE | ||
| WOMEN AND LAW | ||
| TEEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION | ||