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Spring 2026 Lecture Distance Learning Upper DivisionData from last updated 11/17/2025
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Instructors: ,
Provides an overview of American legal thought and legal processes. Major topics include definitions of law; anthropological studies of law; origin and development of law; jurisprudence; police behavior; lawyers and courts; deterrent and labeling effects of legal sanctions.
Learning Outcomes1Understand how official law and law-in-action can differ.
2Identify key theories in sociology of law.
3Apply socio-legal theoretical concepts to real-world examples.
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