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Our department and the criminology program that
Hofstra offers
really is pretty special.
And what it does is that we look
at the rule, the way sociology and criminology kind of connect
by looking at it also from not just from the
the legal standpoint right, but also from the sociological or social standpoint.
So for me, for example,
as somebody who has done considerable work in the area of domestic violence
right, and also teaches a course on violence against women.
I see these as intersections of sociology and criminology,
where we as sociologists understand the laws that are needed
to address domestic violence or violence against women.
How do we navigate or intersect
the issues of violence with
issues of gender, race, class, ethnicity.
What are the barriers that
that those who approach the criminal
justice system experience and I think that's what our department does.
You know, we are
able to go beyond the legal system
and also to look at other alternatives so it's a blend of both
and that's what makes this kind of a degree in the Department of Sociology,
the criminology program so special.