AP/CRIM 3652 3.00

Ethnographies Of Crime And Policing

Crosslisted: AP/SOSC 3652

This course reviews the application of the ethnographic method to the study of crime and policing from the mid-20th century to the present. The course is designed to provide students with an understanding of: (1) the method and practice of ethnography; (2) ethical and political issues that arise as a result of, or during, such research; (3) theoretical explanations of crime and policing that have been developed on the basis of ethnographic study; and (4) the changes in crime and policing over time as revealed by this research tradition.