CRJU 303 - Society and the Law

3 Credits

(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202. This course examines law as a defining force in American culture and society in four dimensions (1) as it establishes individual rights, liberties, and limits of toleration (2) as it attempts to resolve differences among competing constituencies (3) as it sets out terms of punishment and social control and (4) as a source of informing images and ideological consistency.