- LAW 6291
- 2 credit hour(s)
- Elective
This seminar examines race in the criminal punishment system in Arkansas. Students will be introduced to literature that addresses the purpose of punishment, both from a theoretical and real-life perspective. The historical role of race in the development of the current criminal punishment system will be interrogated. The national picture will serve as context of a discussion of Arkansas’s criminal justice system. This course satisfies the upper level writing requirement and Policy & Perspective requirement.
This is an elective course.
- Designated Requirements
- Policy and Perspective
- Upper Level Writing
- Focuses
- Criminal Law
- Public Interest Law