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SOC 434
Penology & Social Control
The social and historical development of prison systems and other forms of social control, as well as sociological theories of punishment. Includes recent research on prison population growth, offender rehabilitation, deterrence, recidivism, correctional administration, and inmate culture, as well as political repression and other related topics
Units: 3.0
Prerequisites:
SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology