AP/CRIM4659 6.0 A: Indigenous Peoples, Crime, and Justice
Offered by: CRIM
Session
Fall 2019
Term
Y
Format
SEMR
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
Examines the current crisis of the over-criminalization and over-incarceration of indigenous peoples in Canada and other similar jurisdictions including the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Drawing from contemporary criminological and social theory, the course engages in a critical discussion of these issues providing an extended analysis and critique of federal policies regarding indigenous peoples. An interdisciplinary approach is taken in the course with material drawn from literatures in criminology, political science, law, sociology, geography, and history. Prerequisites: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00 or AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 or AP/SOSC 1650 9.00 or AP/CRIM 1650 9.00 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B.
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