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Politics of Detention: Criminal Justice, Immigration, and the War on Terror

Politics and Government Undergraduate PUGET - Puget Sound

Course Description

Detention is one of the most extreme forms of state control. This class explores the theoretical justifications for state detention, the effectiveness of this policy tool, the politics that lead to its use and acceptance, and the impacts of detention, both on the individual and various communities. Looking at the variation across three policy areas, criminal justice, the war on terror, and immigration, highlights what forces are at work on all three and what pulls the practices of detention in different directions, providing leverage on questions of justice, the balance of power, and the role of identity in public policy formation.

Course Typically Offered

Offered occasionally.

Career

Undergraduate

Catalog Course Attributes

CO24 - SOCSCI (Social Sci and Historical), INTD - AFAM (African American Studies AFAM), INTD - CLJ (Crime Law Justice Studies CLJ), INTD - LAS (Latin American Studies LAS), INTD - LS (Latina/o Studies Minor LS), INTD - SP-LTS (Span-Latina/o Study Major SPAN)

Min Units

1

Max Units

1

Name

Lecture

Optional Component

No

Final Exam Type

Yes