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Apr 19, 2024
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Goucher College 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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PCE 315 - Returning Citizens in Community: Opportunities for Building Social Capital (4 Cr.)
In this course, students will be introduced to the historical and social contexts that have led to mass incarceration and recidivism in the U.S. They will explore relationships among the criminal justice system, America’s history of racism, and the social-structural violence aimed, in particular, at young African-American men today. Focusing on the process of re-entering society, students will engage in a qualitative research project in cooperation with faith-based institutions, law enforcement, and community organizers coordinating with returning citizens in Baltimore City. Student research will be utilized: (1) to improve (and possibly expand) a specific program designed to help returning citizens meet immediate needs such as housing and employment and (2) to investigate the ways in which supporting them improves opportunity factors for their children, fosters community stability and social inclusion, and encourages public or political participation. Prerequisite: Junior standing; and permission of instructor or one of the following courses PCE 210 , PSY 255 , SOC 203 , or SOC 217 . Fall semester. Bess.
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