Description: Lecture two and one half hours. Exploration of relationship between social welfare and criminal justice system focusing on gangs, prison organization, reform, and reentry. Examination of life trajectories, development of and response to gangs in U.S. and globally. Examination of origin and development of major criminal justice policy surrounding gangs and relationship to punishment, incarceration, death penalty, and development and endurance of prison gangs. Analysis of criminal justice system history, future directions, and capacity of social welfare programs to address needs of marginalized populations. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0