CRM 4325 Critiques of Security

3 units
Criminology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Critical examination of how definitions and practices of security and/or surveillance are tied to politics and power. Examination of the contests and processes through which some issues are defined as matters of 'security'. Critical assessment of the distributional consequences - who benefits, and who suffers - of dominant paradigms of security.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Reserved for students in the Joint Honours, Major or Honours programs in criminology having completed a minimum of 27 course units in criminology (CRM) and maintained a C.G.P.A. of at least 5.0.

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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