# LEGALST/POLISCI 418: Crime and Politics | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/LEGALST_POLISCI_418) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id 4ca23be18f36a53047f7347b0ce2df054c1b890cce58f0f0e6395b06cde79743 ### course id LEGALST/POLISCI 418 ### course uid course\_692561ef886bf58f0c773c36 ### catalog version id 9b391cad1f3fab4ecdac750256e1284ba4a1fc34ef19947f0fa68c4dfc17661c ### course number 418 ### subjects * LEGALST * POLISCI ### title CRIME AND POLITICS ### description Introduction to various concepts that analyze the criminal legal system from a political perspective. Examines how governments respond to the problem of crime from a domestic and international perspective. In addition to understanding different frameworks on how crime emerges, focuses on four thematic questions: Why do national governments treat public safety as a public good? Why do political actors target certain behaviors as criminal offenses? Why do political efforts to reduce crime often reflect social inequalities within society? Why do poorly designed criminal policies often result in political backlash? Examines crime from each subfield of political science - American, Comparative, International Relations, and Political Theory. Adopts a holistic approach towards understanding the criminal legal system from a political perspective. Consider and challenge all viewpoints on how the current system operates. ### requirements text (3 credits in POLI SCI, LEGAL ST, or SOC) and sophomore standing ### credits min 3 ### credits max 3 ### credit offering ids * 1272:535:027452 * 1272:778:027452 ### llm job id enrich-8b774950c2b6adfdc46d1b82 ### llm output id e753ee7147bcdbada2b638997637e25cf1b4bfc9966530462d48de19b3bcd572 ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary CRIME AND POLITICS introduces concepts analyzing the criminal legal system from a political perspective, examining government responses to crime. ### llm topics * Government responses to crime (domestic and international). * Public safety as a public good. * Political actors targeting behaviors as criminal offenses. * Political efforts to reduce crime and social inequalities. * Poorly designed criminal policies and political backlash. ### llm skills * Analyze the criminal legal system from a political perspective. * Consider and challenge viewpoints on the criminal legal system. ### llm assumed background * Background in political science subfields (American, Comparative, IR, Political Theory) is assumed to analyze the criminal legal system. * Requires 3 credits in POLI SCI, LEGAL ST, or SOC and sophomore standing. ### llm search phrases * crime politics criminal legal system * political science crime policy * public safety public good crime * criminal policy social inequality ### llm requirements status needs\_review ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash e084ff67a286e4de9b87975d7eefa7552ebecc786827b056d31b35d193368cba #### course id LEGALST/POLISCI 418 #### current instructors ```json [ { "instructor_uid": "instructor_451992f7d76a712713d9b49d", "message": "No course-specific reviews available", "name": "Marty Davidson", "review_status": "no_course_reviews", "rmp_instructor_id": "rmp:3125876", "summary": [] } ] ``` #### difficulty workload None recorded. #### errors None recorded. #### historical context None recorded. #### message No course-specific reviews available #### offered true #### profile hash 5cb4dabf887cdbcd8c00d5a1312e10828b95c63f30bc3ea76aea199565390d02 #### quick take None recorded. #### student experience None recorded. #### task hash 74fb0997943e888960bbc9e47db8c4fd12e4292d55c20509d8d89db6a9910f68 #### teaching history None recorded. #### term id 1272 #### term name 2026 Fall #### version 2 ### requirements #### nodes ```json [ { "children": [ "n1", "n2" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "(3 credits in POLI SCI, LEGAL ST, or SOC) and sophomore standing", "id": "n0", "kind": "all" }, { "children": [], "condition": "3 credits in POLI SCI", "course": null, "evidence": "3 credits in POLI SCI", "id": "n1", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "LEGAL ST", "course": null, "evidence": "LEGAL ST", "id": "n2", "kind": "condition" } ] ``` #### notes * Using condition kind as specific course IDs are not available. 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