CRM 202 Prejudice, Harassment, and Bias Crime in the 21st Century
This course will provide a historical and contemporary overview of prejudice, harassment, and bias crimes in the United States with a focus on the increase of hate attacks in the last 5 years. Legislation, offender typologies, and victim categories will also be addressed specifically attacks based on race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation/gender identity, and disability. No credit given to students with credit for CRM 302 or AAPI 202.
Credits
3
Cross Listed Courses
This course is cross-listed with
AAPI 202. No student will receive credit for both
CRM 202 and
AAPI 202. In addition to being offered in both the CRM major and the newly developed Asian American/Pacific Islander minor, this course addresses prejudice, harassment and bias and their impact on crimes in the United States. Parts of the course will specifically address crimes against those who identify as AAPI and the recent increase in bias attacks against them.