2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SOC-212 Law and Society


GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101  or POL-101 
Examine the relationship between law and society from a sociological perspective. Topics include: how social forces influence the nature and content of law; law and social control in society from across cultural and historical perspectives, theoretical explanations of what law is and how it is formed and implemented; problems encountered in administration of criminal justice; and the interaction between components - lawyers, police, courts, and corrections - and larger legal, political, and social communities. 4 credits.



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