COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
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Social Science Department<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095,<br />
and one Social Science elective from the list on page 174.<br />
This is a Writing Intensive course.<br />
Criminal Justice<br />
the contemporary urban crime scene; others persist across generations.<br />
Themes explored include fear, crime and the city; social<br />
disorganization; prisoner reintegration; policing, gangs and gun<br />
control; and drug laws. This course will be a writing intensive and<br />
e-portfolio course with an experiential component.<br />
Prerequisite: ENC/G101, SSJ101<br />
This is a Writing Intensive course.<br />
SSJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course provides an introductory survey of the American<br />
criminal justice system and its four key components: police, courts,<br />
corrections and the juvenile justice system. It will introduce students<br />
to the definition, measurement and causes of crime. General<br />
issues for consideration will include the role of discretion in the<br />
administration of criminal justice, due process, and contemporary<br />
changes in the American criminal justice system.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />
SSJ102 Criminology<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course explores the nature, causes and treatment of criminal<br />
behavior with an emphasis on classical and contemporary theories.<br />
The biological, social, psychological and environmental theories<br />
underlying crime and deviance are explored, as well as<br />
current approaches to punishment, treatment and prevention.<br />
Prerequisite: ENC/G101, SSJ101<br />
SSJ202 Corrections and Sentencing<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course examines the policies and practices of the criminal<br />
justice system following the arrest and conviction of a crime,<br />
including correctional law. The historical development of correctional<br />
institutions and corrections and sentencing ideology are<br />
discussed, as well as the functions of agencies that provide<br />
correctional services: probation, jails, prisons, parole and intermediate<br />
sanctions. In addition, important controversies and major<br />
trends in contemporary correctional practice are explored.<br />
Prerequisite: ENC/G101, SSJ101<br />
SSJ203 Policing<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course examines the historical development, present organization<br />
and multiple functions of policing. Readings based on<br />
theory and empirical research will examine key areas in policing<br />
including: recruitment and training; stress and hazards of<br />
policing; police subcultures; methods of policing; criminal<br />
investigation; legal concerns; police accountability, ethics and<br />
corruption; community policing and police-minority relations.<br />
Prerequisite: ENC/G101, SSJ101<br />
SSN204 Crime and Justice in Urban Society<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course examines critical issues concerning crime and justice<br />
in urban settings. Some issues are current and topical, applying to<br />
Economics<br />
SSE103 Introduction to Microeconomics<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course will study price determination and distribution under<br />
alternative market structures as well as government intervention<br />
in the market. A comparison of the market economy to alternative<br />
systems will also be examined.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096<br />
SSE104 Introduction to Macroeconomics<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course will examine what determines the aggregate level of<br />
economic activity. The levels of production, employment and<br />
prices will be studied in relationship to aggregate expenditures.<br />
Institution arrangements of monetary and fiscal policy to address<br />
unemployment and inflation will also be covered.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096<br />
SSE105 International Economics<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course introduces students to the allocation of resources in<br />
the world economy. Specifically, students will examine how capitalist<br />
and socialist countries manage their resources. In addition,<br />
students will learn about major issues in international trade and<br />
finance, economic development in third world countries, pollution<br />
and the environment, defense spending, and the economics of<br />
energy.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096<br />
SSE125 World Geography<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
The course studies the influence of physical features and climates<br />
of the world on human activities, production, distribution, and<br />
other economic activities. Emphasis is placed on the location and<br />
distribution patterns of the world’s resources and their uses. Topics<br />
studied include urban geography, geopolitics of oil and gas, and<br />
preparation and interpretations of maps by physical features and<br />
cultural aspects.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095<br />
SSN189 The Urban Economy<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course examines key economic problems facing cities and<br />
urban neighborhoods, particularly those of New York City. The<br />
students will study how supply and demand, land use, taxation,<br />
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