CRIM 300
Ethnic Targeting: Crime, Racialisation and the State
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for CRIM 300.
Description
Examines historical and contemporary examples of criminalisation of ethnic minorities by the state. This includes the social construction of "mugging", overpolicing of ethnic minority communities, "stop-and-search", social control of "ethnic gangs", racialisation of urban riots and Islamophobia in the "War on Terror".
Availability 2017
Availability to be advised
Lecturer(s)
Lecturer(s) Professor Scott Poynting
Reading/Texts
A course reader will be made available if required
Points
CRIM 300: 15 points
Prerequisites
CRIM 201 and 202