SOC 273 — SOC 273
Provides students with the opportunity to screen, analyze, and discuss various motion pictures which incorporate crime or the criminal justice system as subject matter. Specific attention will be paid to the ways in which these films act to reflect or critique real-world socio -political and historical concerns. There will also be a focus on points of alignment and departure from the operations of the American criminal justice system, e.g. constitutional law and police functions. The course will thereby pro vide students with the ability to critically view and analyze crime films from artistic, cultural, and systemic perspectives. (3 lec) (This is the same as CRJ 273 (CJUS 273) and can only be taken once for credit)