| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 386 | 001 | Law and Violence |
Discussions about law's coercive power raise important questions about the legitimacy of state-sanctioned violence. This course uncovers the roots and limits of law's power as it relates to questions of violence, obedience, and dissent. |
Fall 2019 | ||
| LS | 351 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability. Cross-listed with PHIL 327 |
Stéphanie Grégoire | Fall 2019 | |
| LS | 327 | 001 | Policing in a Democratic Society |
A critical examination of the police as social control agents in contemporary democratic societies. Topics include the historical evolution of policing; police recruitment, training, and education; police/community relations; the occupational subculture of the police; police authority and discretion; private policing; and police deviance and criminality. Cross-listed with SOC 327 |
Frederick Desroches |
 SOC-LS 327-001_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| LS | 291 | 001 | Legal Writing |
A study of the principles, processes, and various forms of writing used in the practice of law and drafting of legislation. The history and structure of legal writing, including current debates about plain language, will be examined. Cross-listed with ENGL 210I |
ENGL 210I-LS 291_R.Devitt_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 | |
| LS | 272 | 001 | Psychology and Law |
Psychological principles drawn from a variety of subdisciplines (e.g., social, clinical, cognitive) will be surveyed in terms of their relevance and application to the legal system. Topics may include jury selection and decision-making, eyewitness testimony, insanity defense, competency assessment, risk assessment, and attitudes toward law and the legal process. Cross-listed with PSYCH 230 |
John Rempel | Fall 2019 | |
| LS | 235 | 001 | History of Ancient Law |
A historical introduction to law in the ancient world. Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, and Roman law, legal practices, and concepts will be examined. Cross-listed with HIST 210, CLAS 210 |
Dan Hutter |
HIST-CLAS 210-LS 235_D.Hutter_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| LS | 229 | 001 | Selected Topics in Criminology |
Sociological analysis of research and theory on selected criminal activities. Motivation, modus operandi, and the social characteristics of offenders will be examined in relation to such specific crimes as drug and sexual offenses, theft, robbery, murder, organized crime, and/or other criminal activities. Cross-listed with SOC 229 |
Frederick Desroches |
SOC-LS 229-001_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| LS | 101 | 001, 002, 081 | Introduction to Legal Studies |
An introduction to the study of law, its structure, and legal institutions from a cross-cultural and historical perspective. This interdisciplinary course examines the origins of legal systems and their impact on society. Included is an analysis of the diverse historical, political, economic, and cultural conditions under which law arises and functions within society. |
Honor Brabazon, Carlie Leroux-Demir |
LS 101-001_C.Leroux_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| ITALST | 291 | 001 | Italian Culture and Civilization 1 |
A survey of developments in Italian culture -- history, literature, and the arts -- up to and including the Renaissance. |
Roberta Cauchi-Santoro | Fall 2019 | |
| ITALST | 265 | 001 | Mafia Culture and the Power of Symbols, Rituals, and Myths |
The course analyzes the visual media representation of the Mafia in North America. It focuses on the manner in which North American visual culture often glorifies the Italian Mafiosi's lifestyle. As this characterization of both the Mafia and the Mafiosi began with the archetypal figures of the bosses, special attention will be given to the visual practices of the 1930s, to Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" trilogy, as well as to the television series "The Sopranos." The goal is to deconstruct the romanticized portrayal of the Italian and Italian-American gangster lifestyle created on visual media and television by analyzing the atrocities committed by organized crime. |
ITALST 265_A.Nicaso_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |