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Criminology & Criminal Justice
Description: Rap reflects the realities of crime/ justice while encouraging resistance to criminal justice abuses of power. This course critically examines rap music (origin, artist, content, impact), hip hop's cultural movement, gangsta rap's challenge to this pro-social movement, connections between rap and gangs, drugs, crime and violence as well as advocacy against these elements, and analyzes rap's critiques of CJ policies and power structures. (Suggested prerequisite: ES 270 The Genius of Hip Hop). Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2024 Fall 2024
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Term : Spring 2019
Catalog Year : 2018-2019
CCJ 313 - Rap, Crime And Justice
Description: Rap reflects the realities of crime/ justice while encouraging resistance to criminal justice abuses of power. This course critically examines rap music (origin, artist, content, impact), hip hop's cultural movement, gangsta rap's challenge to this pro-social movement, connections between rap and gangs, drugs, crime and violence as well as advocacy against these elements, and analyzes rap's critiques of CJ policies and power structures. (Suggested prerequisite: ES 270 The Genius of Hip Hop). Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2024 Fall 2024