Examination of hte contemporary realities assiciated with race and
crime.  Consideration of the social, political, and economic factors
that shape the life chances of American minorities; theories of
minority crime causation, minorities in the criminal justice system;
definitional problems associated with concepts of race and crime.

Class meeting:  Tuesday and Thursday, 11:15-12:20, WH 106

Distribution credit:  S&H, Intensive Writing

Instructor:  Professor Leon Pettiway, criminal justice department