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Sociology 255 Research in Criminology and Deviance Next taught Spring 2009. click here for a .pdf version of this syllabus. This is an advanced course on sociological examinations of crime, deviance, and justice. We will examine the complex relationships within human society in regards to issues of crime, crime control, courts, prisons and corrections, the media, government, and public policy. We will pay special attention to issues of injustice, bias, and error within the justice system. Students will be given the opportunity to explore ideas and issues in a series of response papersóthe emphasis of the course is on ideas, theories, and a rigorous understanding of the sociology of crime and deviance. Some of the texts we will examine include Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish, Christian Parenti's The Soft Cage, Nils Christie's Crime Control as Industry, Michael Tonry's Malign Neglect: Race, Crime, and Punishment in America, Coleman's The Criminal Elite: Understanding White Collar Crime, and Angela Davis's newest book Are Prisons Obsolete?
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