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DISABILITY AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

LEGALST/RP&SE 135
Course Description

Explores the interaction between the criminal justice system and disability. Explores common experiences of persons with disability such as limited access to community services, poverty, and homelessness and the connection of these experiences to mass incarceration. Explores federal disability rights laws and the implementation of these laws in education, legal, and incarceration settings. Introduction to criminal justice reform to address the experiences of persons with disabilities in this system.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
3.96

-0.2% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
93.33%

No change from Historical

Class Size
45

20% from Historical

2026 Summr Grade Distribution

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