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