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This course analyzes the links between socioeconomic conditions and crime. Paired topics include: recession and domestic violence, affluence and white collar crime, poverty and robbery/theft, youth labor frustrations and youth crime, illegal drug markets and addict/dealer crime, prostitution, unemployment and crime rates, government budgets and police spending, and income bias and the criminal justice system. Basic economic literacy is taught as part of this course. (Offered every semester.) |