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• RSO 372: Offender and Social Policy

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  Changing conceptions of how to deal with offenders including a history of prisons and prison reform. Analysis of conflicting goals in public policy, i.e., treatment and rehabilitation vs. punishment and deterrence. The prison as a total institution; racial discrimination in the administration of justice; treatment of high vs. low status offenders; probation, parole, halfway houses, etc. Offered: Spring Term. Prerequisite:    RSO 204
  ShareRSO 372 - Offender and Social Policy

• RSO 373: Social Deviance

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  Analytical study of deviance and social control. Survey of theories relating to deviance labeling, functionalist, symbolic interaction, differential association, and others. Importance of concept of deviance in regulating human behavior in organized society; effects of stigma on interaction processes. Prerequisite:    RSO 201
  ShareRSO 373 - Social Deviance

• RSO 374: Non-Institutional Treatment of Offenders

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  Critical examination and analysis of trends in the treatment of criminal offenders in the community with major focus on community treatment centers, halfway houses, furlough programs, drug treatment centers, and community responsibility in the treatment process. Offered: Fall Term. Prerequisite:    RSO 201
  ShareRSO 374 - Non-Institutional Treatment of Offenders

• RSO 386: Sociology Legislation & Poli

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  Welfare-related legislation in the U.S. and other countries. Implementing the welfare state through legislation at the national, regional, and local levels. History of welfare legislation; current issues in legislation; the limits of reform through law. Pre-Requisite: None
  ShareRSO 386 - Sociology Legislation & Poli

• RSO 404: Social Movements & Change

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  Sociological analysis of movements for social change. Alternative approaches and strategies for achieving planned societal change. Comparative analysis of alternative ideologies and strategies of social change. Pre-Requisite: None
  ShareRSO 404 - Social Movements & Change

• RSO 409: Urbanization and Criminal Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  A critical examination of the modernization and urbanization processes and their relations to criminal conduct. Differential effects of these processes on ethnic and cultural groups in today's urban American society. The dynamic nature of both processes and their effect on diverse populations in the community. Prerequisite:    RSO 204
  ShareRSO 409 - Urbanization and Criminal Behavior

• RSO 416: Analysis Ethnic Min Offender (A)

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  (African-American Heritage Intensive Course). Study and evaluation of the social, psychological, and cultural aspects of the ethnic minority offender. Special emphasis given to crime prevention; community values and morals; law enforcement, adjudication, and corrections relationships. Pre-Requisite: RSO201
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• RSO 443: Community Leadership Dev I

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  Three hours each week in a seminar on campus to note history, theory, and empirical findings relevant to community development and to compare experiences students bring back from the field. Twelve hours per week are in the field working with a private or public agency or organization engaged in community improvement. It is assumed that students in this course carry a heavy concern for community improvement and wish to look deeply into the goals, strategies, and leadership necessary to bring about continuing community development. Prerequisite: 9 semester hours of sociology and permission from the instructor.
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• RSO 445: Comm Leadership Dev II

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  No course description available at this time. Pre-Requisite: None
  ShareRSO 445 - Comm Leadership Dev II

• RSO 446: Comm Leadership Dev III

  3.00 Credits

  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  
  No course description available at this time. Pre-Requisite: None
  ShareRSO 446 - Comm Leadership Dev III