2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 20, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

CJ 404 - Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice


Credit(s): 3
When Offered: Fall

This course explores the relationships between the criminal justice system and racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Students will critically examine the literature connecting race and ethnicity to society, the law, crime, and the criminal justice system. A variety of different topics will be covered including theories, public opinions, racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system, and criminal justice reform.