University
of California
Irvine
| Program Name: |
Criminology, Law and Society |
| Director: |
Henry Pontell (Acting Chair) |
| Program Address: |
University of California, Irvine
Department of Criminology, Law and Society
School of Social Ecology
Irvine, CA 92727-5150
714/856-5575 |
| Program Type: |
Department |
| Program Status: |
Initially established as a concentration in 1990; granted
departmental status in 1992. |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The Department of Criminology, Law and Society focuses, first, on
the manifestations of criminal behavior and the methods for controlling that behavior, and
second, on the relationships and interactions between social processes and legal systems.
Basic courses present overviews of American legal systems with particular emphasis on
criminal and juvenile justice, the forms of criminal behavior, the role of law in
understanding social and psychological phenomena, and the applications of sociological
theory in understanding law and legal systems. Subsequent course work provides
understanding of the theoretical structures used to explain criminal behavior, the effects
of crimes from the perspectives of victims, the operations of systems of justice and their
underlying institutions, the goals of government regulation and the methods used to
achieve those goals, and more advanced issues in the interactions of law and such fields
as psychology, sociology and planning. In addition, substantive areas of law, such as
criminal, environmental and family law, are introduced. " |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
One required introductory-level course, among ten courses
selected from four areas of study: "Law and Society," "Law and Legal
Procedure," "Crime and Delinquency," and "Legal Institutions of Social
Control." |
| Required Courses: |
Introduction to Criminology, Law and Society
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Law and Society
Sociology of Law
Introduction to the Comparative Study of Legal Culture
Law and Legal Procedure
Family Law
Criminal Procedure
Crime and Delinquency
Criminological Theory
Victims of Crime
Legal Institutions of Social Control
Drugs, Crime and Social Control
Social Control of Violence
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| Experiential Component: |
Field study placements are available in police departments,
public defenders' offices, probation and parole agencies, consumer affairs agencies, the
state juvenile detention system, the victim/witness assistance program, juvenile shelters,
legal clinics and legal service programs, and in private legal firms. |
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