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Academic Year 2002/2003

Crime and Violence in the 20th-Century United States
HIST 340 FA

How are particular behaviors categorized as "criminal"? How do statist agendas, new methods of surveillance and changes in police methods redefine the criminal--and how do new crimes force changes in these structures of power? When has it been reasonable for the state to appropriate violence against citizens? This course will address the history of crime and policing, with a special emphasis on theoretical perspectives and comparative examples that permit us to understand crime as a "normal" aspect of social, political and cultural relations in the United States.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: HIST240 OR HIST244 OR AMST360 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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