University
of Southern California
| Program Name: |
Law and Society |
| Director: |
Alison Dundes Renteln |
| Program Address: |
University of Southern California
Department of Political Science
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0044
213/740-3248 |
| Program Type: |
Minor |
| Program Status: |
Minor established in early 1990s |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "This interdisciplinary program focuses on the effect of law on
society as well as the ways in which social forces influence the legal system. The idea is
that we will understand the law if we look beyond "law on the books" to
"law in action." Thus, it is important to study key legal institutions such as
the legal profession, the judiciary, juries, the police, legislatures, and administrative
agencies. In addition, the minor introduces students to legal policies like plea
bargaining and the death penalty and the constitutional principles that underlie political
debates about them, e.g., equal protection, due process, and privacy." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Eight courses, including one required course, as well as
required areas, such as constitutional law, international law, and policy analysis. |
| Required Courses: |
Law, Politics, and Public Policy
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Sociology of Crime and the Criminal Justice System
Civil and Political Rights and Liberties
Outlaws and Outcasts in the European Past
Legal Communication
Ethics
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| Experiential Component: |
Internships provide students the opportunity to be
participant-observers in legal/public agencies and to learn, first-hand, how the law is
created, applied and enforced. |
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