{"id":129,"date":"2017-06-19T14:57:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T14:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj-draft\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:53:32","slug":"minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/academics\/minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Justice, Law and Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The minor in justice, law and society at URI is designed to provide students with a critical examination of the intersection of social justice, criminal justice, and the law. Among the issues students will confront are the distribution of wealth, power,&nbsp;and property;&nbsp;the relationship of social inequalities to crime; inequities in the administration of law; and the law as an instrument of social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although beneficial for all students, this course of study is particularly recommended for those contemplating careers in the law, criminology &amp; criminal justice, education, and human services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Course Descriptions for <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/catalog\/interdepartmental-minors\/\">Interdepartmental Minors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1137\/we-the-people.jpg\" alt=\"We the people\" class=\"wp-image-602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1137\/we-the-people.jpg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1137\/we-the-people-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1137\/we-the-people-364x212.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1137\/we-the-people-500x292.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students declaring a minor in justice, law, and society are required to complete a minimum of 18 credits. At least 3 credits must be completed in each of the three categories of courses: law, social justice and criminal justice. Several of the courses have prerequisites not included in this program; students are responsible for completing these prerequisites prior to enrolling in the course. Other courses, such as topics courses, may be approved for credit by the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department Chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional topics courses may be approved for use in the minor by the program coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More the most recent program requirements, please visit the URI Academic Catalog: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/catalog\/#\/programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Academic Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AAF 372 \u2013 African-Americans and the Legal System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN 337 \u2013 Industrial Organization and Public Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN\/PSC 333 \u2013 Economics and the Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENG 356 \u2013 Literature and the Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HDF\/SOC 437 \u2013 Law and Families in the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 369 \u2013 Legislative Process and Public Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 371 \u2013 The Constitution and the Supreme Court<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 388 \u2013 The American Legal System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 472 \u2013 Civil Liberties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Justice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AAF 201 \u2013 Introduction to African-American Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AAF 230 \u2013 Black Lives Matter Movement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AAF\/PSC 380 \u2013 Civil Rights Movement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AAF\/PSC\/ECN 415 \u2013 Dynamics of Social Change in the Caribbean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APG 311 \u2013 Native North Americans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN 381(H) \u2013 Radical Critiques of Contemporary Political Economy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN\/GWS 386 \u2013 The Economics of Race, Gender and Class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 103G \u2013 Education and Social Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 150(H) \u2013 Introduction to Gender and Women\u2019s Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 310 \u2013 Race, Class and Sexuality in Women\u2019s Lives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 320 \u2013 Feminist Thought into Action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 325 \u2013 International Women\u2019s Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 402 &#8211; Campaigns and Services for Victims of Trafficking and Slavery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 430 \u2013 Women and Human Rights Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 146 \u2013 Women in the U.S., 1890 \u2013 Present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 328(H) \u2013 The Holocaust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 344(H) \u2013 History of the North American Indian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 346 \u2013 Immigration, Ethnicity and Race in America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 349 \u2013 History of American Labor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 352 \u2013 Topics in the History of Women and Gender<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 385 \u2013 Revolution and Unrest in Central America and the Caribbean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS\/AAF 150(H) \u2013 Introduction to African-American History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS\/AAF 355 &#8211; Black Women in the U.S.: Colonial Times to the Present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS\/AAF 356 &#8211; Black Urban History: Late 19th and 20th Centuries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS\/AAF 359 \u2013 History of Slavery in America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS\/AAF 366 \u2013 Twentieth Century Black Politics and Protest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MAF\/HIS\/GWS 373 \u2013 Environmental Injustice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 301 \u2013 Music as a Form of Social Protest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHL 210 \u2013 Women and Moral Rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHL 217 \u2013 Social Philosophy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHL 314 \u2013 Ethical Problems in Society and Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHL 318(H) \u2013 Power\/Justice: Contemporary Critical Philosophies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 435 \u2013 Theories of International Conflict<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC\/AAF 408(H) \u2013 African Governments and Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC\/AAF 466(H) \u2013 Urban Problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC\/GWS 441 \u2013 Women and Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 480 \u2013 The Psychology of Women<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY\/NVP 425 \u2013 Peace Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 242 \u2013 Sex and Gender<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC\/AAF 240 &#8211; Race and Ethnicity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 413 \u2013 Gender Inequality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 438 \u2013 Aging in Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 452 \u2013 Class and Power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC\/AAF 240 \u2013 Race and Ethnic Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC\/AAF 428 \u2013 Institutional Racism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criminal Justice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CCJ\/SOC 230(H) \u2013 Crime and Delinquency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ\/PSC 274(H) \u2013 Criminal Justice System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 200 \u2013 Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice (approved topics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 280 \u2013 Introduction to Policing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 490 \u2013 Punishment &amp; Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 332 \u2013 Juvenile Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 370 \u2013 Theories of Crime and Delinquency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 400 \u2013 Advanced Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice (approved topics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 403 \u2013 Gender, Crime, and Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 410 \u2013 Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 450 \u2013 White Collar Crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ\/PSC 476 \u2013 Policy, Crime, and Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCJ 480 \u2013 Critical Issues in Policing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 370 \u2013 Sex Trafficking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 401 \u2013 Human Trafficking and Contemporary Slavery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 254(H) \u2013 Behavior Problems and Personality Disorders \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 261 \u2013 The Alcohol-Troubled Person: Introductory Concepts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 275 \u2013 Alcohol Use and Misuse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 335 \u2013 Psychology of Social Behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 460 \u2013 The Substance-Troubled Person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 465 \u2013 Introduction to Crisis Intervention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 466 \u2013 Child Sexual Abuse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 420 \u2013 Family Violence, Victimization, and Trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Take<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will need to file a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/Minor-Form.pdf\">declaration of minor form <\/a>with the Dean&#8217;s Office before the beginning of your last semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For more information, contact the department chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/meet\/natalie-a-pifer\/\">Dr. Natalie Pifer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The minor in justice, law and society at URI is designed to provide students with a critical examination of the intersection of social justice, criminal justice, and the law. 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