SSCI 4075U – International Perspectives on Criminal Justice

This course encourages students to think about how sociocultural, political and social conditions shape both crime and responses to crime across distinct cultures. It attempts to break down ethnocentric assumptions about crime and its control, countering the pervasive belief that there is one true way to approach justice. Consequently, we examine the diversity of historical and global patterns of crime and its control including international and transnational efforts at crime control. We will also consider the ways in which such processes as colonization, and globalization impose upon the sovereignty of nation states.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice