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CRIM-2504: Crime and Punishment in American History

Description: Analyzes changing understandings of crime and punishment from the Colonial Era to the Age of Mass Incarceration. Considers how factors of race, ethnicity, class, and gender intersected with changing ideas of criminality and punishments.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: HIST-2504

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 1

Average GPA: 3.49 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 28.57%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.76%

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