CJS 318 - Schools, Crime, and Social Policy

Department: Criminal Justice Sciences

Description: Familiarizes students with the historical and social factors that contribute to violence and punishment within public schools.

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: 45 hours including in progress hours

Current Offerings

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Fall 2025

001 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM , Charles Bell 3.00 hour(s)

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Schroeder Hall 211 (SCH 211)

Instructor: Charles Bell

Textbook Special Instructions: "Punished..." and "Suspended..." are both available for free at Milner Library.

Book Title

ISBN

Author

Edition

Publisher

MSRP

Notes

Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of In (Required)

ISBN9780871547965

AuthorShedd

Edition1

PublisherRussell Sage Foundation

MSRP $30.00

Punished: Policing the lives of Black and Latino (Required)

ISBN9780814776384

AuthorRios

Edition2011

PublisherNYU Press

MSRP $16.00

Suspended: Punishment, Violence, and the Failure o (Required)

ISBN9781421442464

AuthorBell

Edition1

PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

MSRP $30.00

Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (Required)

ISBN9780770435684

AuthorKozol

Edition1

PublisherCrown Publishing

MSRP $20.00

Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pur (Required)

ISBN9780226636818

AuthorWarikoo

Edition1

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

MSRP $18.00

Spring 2026

001 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Charles Bell 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026

Location: Schroeder Hall 207 (SCH 207)

Instructor: Charles Bell

Course Specification: Majors Only

Textbooks have not been finalized for section.