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LS 101 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 011710 |
Introduction to Legal Studies | |
An introduction to the study of law, its structure, and legal institutions from a cross-cultural and historical perspective. This interdisciplinary course examines the origins of legal systems and their impact on society. Included is an analysis of the diverse historical, political, economic, and cultural conditions under which law arises and functions within society. | |
Also offered Online |
LS 222 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 008602 |
Juvenile Delinquency | |
A systematic analysis and criticism is presented of biological, psychological, psychoanalytical, and sociological theories of juvenile delinquency. Attention is given to statistics and contemporary research with special emphasis on the distribution and types of delinquent subcultures. | |
Prereq: SOC 101/101R or 120R | |
(Cross-listed with SOC 222) | |
Also offered Online |
LS 229 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 010101 |
Selected Topics in Criminology | |
Sociological analysis of research and theory on selected criminal activities. Motivation, modus operandi, and the social characteristics of offenders will be examined in relation to such specific crimes as drug and sexual offenses, theft, robbery, murder, organized crime, and/or other criminal activities. | |
Prereq: SOC 101/101R or 120R | |
(Cross-listed with SOC 229) | |
Also offered Online |
LS 271 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 007192 |
Conflict Resolution | |
An examination of the resolution of conflicts, ranging from interpersonal to broader social and international conflicts. Students are introduced to negotiation, mediation, and nonviolent resistance, and are encouraged to develop their own theoretical understandings that aid in addressing conflict. | |
(Cross-listed with PACS 202) | |
Also offered Online |
LS 273 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 014137 |
Children's Rights in Canada | |
This course examines children's rights from a moral and comparative legal perspective. Students explore the welfare and developmental interests of children; the corresponding duties of parents, custodians, educators, and social workers; and the nature and scope of public educational authority in the common law jurisdictions of Canada. | |
(Cross-listed with SDS 210R) | |
Also offered Online |
LS 300 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 008694 |
Sociology of Law | |
This course examines the social construction of law and its administration as a social process. Topics will include law as an instrument of social control and social change, legal culture, the identification and evaluation of criminal suspects, the trial process and the rights of special groups. The specific laws highlighted will vary. | |
Prereq: SOC 101/101R or SOC 120R; Level at least 3A | |
(Cross-listed with SOC 370) | |
Also offered Online |
LS 327 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 009873 |
Policing in a Democratic Society | |
A critical examination of the police as social control agents in contemporary democratic societies. Topics include the historical evolution of policing; police recruitment, training, and education; police/community relations; the occupational subculture of the police; police authority and discretion; private policing; and police deviance and criminality. | |
Prereq: One of SOC/LS 227, SOC/LS 228, or SOC/LS 229 | |
(Cross-listed with SOC 327) | |
Also offered Online |
LS 328 LEC 0.50 | Course ID: 015551 |
Trafficking and Financial Crime | |
An examination of the causes and impact of the illegal traffic in goods and services in Canada and internationally. Topics may include human trafficking, trade in illicit drugs and weapons, money laundering and financing of terror, and the relationship between trafficking and state political violence. | |
Prereq: SOC 101/101R; Level at least 3A | |
(Cross-listed with SOC 328) | |
Also offered Online |