This track focuses on local aspects of justice; that is, how individuals, families, organizations, and communities can engage in justice development, maintenance, and reform. This includes restorative justice, alternative dispute resolution, victim support, abuse prevention, and community organizing. Career paths include artist, social agency professional, religious leader, politician, therapist, counselor, and community organizer juvenile probation, human services, not for profit charitable and related "helping" careers devoted to eliminating the causes and consequences of crime. This track focuses on the nature and needs of victims of crimes and injustice, on the ways in which communities are affected by illegal and unjust behaviors and on ways in which victims (and some classes of offenders, especially children) can be helped.Students in Track C must take SOCI 265, Sociology of Community OR
SOCI 276, Sociology of Family (or FAM 133. Contemporary Family) OR JUST/PSYC 316, Developmental Psychology and Crime. Students select six additional courses. Total coursework must represent at least three different disciplines. No more than two 200-level courses may be selected in completing the track requirement.

Click here to see the 2008/09 catalog course selections. (scroll down the page for Track C selections)