CRIM-4504: Family and Crime
Description: Focuses on the ways in which involvement in the criminal justice system affects families and family systems. Analyzes the antecedents and consequences of parental incarceration, including an investigation as to how social policies influence this phenomenon. Includes how offenders and their families are embedded in the criminal justice system and learn to navigate periods of incarceration and reentry—which includes family members’ secondary prisonization. Examines the emotional and financial costs of incarceration and reentry on families, as families serve as informal safety nets.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 2
Average GPA: 3.50 (rounds to A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 47.38%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.47%
| Heidi M Williams | 2024 | 61.6% | 30.8% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3.51 | 2 |