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Ralph Grunewald

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Classes with Ralph Grunewald

LEGALST/SOC 131

Criminal Justice in America

3–4 credits

Examines the day-to-day functioning of the U.S. criminal justice system, focusing on the sociology of police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, as well as the nature, causes, and solutions of crime.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.19 GPA, 48.8% A/AB (n=166 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.33 GPA, 58.7% A/AB (n=361 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.37 GPA, 64.4% A/AB (n=188 letter grades).

Ralph Grunewald

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2027LEGALST 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027LEGALST/SOC 131Criminal Justice in America
Fall 2026ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2026ENGL/LEGALST 160Truth and Crime
Fall 2026LEGALST 699Directed Study
Fall 2026LEGALST/SOC 131Criminal Justice in America

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