Fall 2026

Criminal Injustice in America

CRIMINAL INJUSTICE IN AMERICA examines the carceral system's role in constructing and maintaining the racial order in the US

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Ion Meyn4.0/5

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AFROAMER/LEGALST 434

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction43 / 402

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Examines how the carceral system has been essential to the construction and maintenance of the racial order in the United States. Studies the carceral system's use of surveillance, detention, violence, arrest, charging, pretrial detention, trial, sentencing, and probation through a lens of race. Explores the narratives and legal doctrines that legitimize carceral apartheid.

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Topics

  • Carceral mechanisms: surveillance, detention, violence, arrest, and sentencing
  • Legal narratives and doctrines legitimizing carceral apartheid
  • Construction and maintenance of the racial order

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  • Analyze the role of the carceral system in maintaining racial hierarchy and legal narratives
  • Examine specific mechanisms of the criminal justice system through a racial lens

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AFROAMER/LEGALST 434 · Fall 2026

Criminal Injustice in America

Recorded 2026-09-07
AFROAMER/LEGALST 434 · Fall 2026

Criminal Injustice in America

Recorded 2026-09-07
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