Summer 2023 A-term
Meeting:
MTWTh 9:40am - 11:50am / CDH 109
SLN:
12005
Section Type:
Seminar
Joint Sections:
SOC 476 A
Instructor:
FULFILLS LSJ DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR
REQUIREMENT OR COMPARATIVE SUBFIELD
Catalog Description:
Examines legal and social factors that shape criminal case outcomes, analyzing how one type of miscarriage of justice - wrongful conviction - occurs. How can cases of wrongful conviction be explained? Why are some people, against whom there is only weak evidence, convicted-and sometimes even executed? Offered: jointly with SOC 476.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 5, 2024 - 1:25 am