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SOC 705
Law, Justice, and Abolition
This course explores theoretical and practical approaches to examining the function of law in society, the degree to which justice is served in society, and how abolitionist theory and practice can be used as an active process for abolishing judicial and carceral systems of systemic oppression. Students examine how the law has functioned as a tool of colonial oppression against Indigenous and Black peoples by analyzing the structural materiality of the Prison Industrial Complex.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Liberal Studies: UL
Prerequisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Custom Requisites
None
Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages
*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.
- CRM 335 - History and Politics of Abolition
- Criminology and Sociology Core Elective Table II
- History and Sociology Double Major Core Elective Table II
- Minor in Black Studies
- Minor in Sociology
- Politics and Governance Sociology Double Major Core Elective Table II
- Sociology Core Elective Table II
- Table B - Upper Level Liberal Studies