(5 credits)

Students in this course perform an in-depth analysis of treatment of women and people of color as professionals, litigants, victims, and offenders in the criminal justice system. They further examine systemic outcomes of the intersections of race, class, sexual orientation, and gender for these groups in relation to social justice and social inequality. Through critical examination of readings and data analysis, students will come to understand the complexity of the historical relationship between these groups and the American criminal justice system and broader social context.