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History of Crime & Criminal Justice (GH 210)

Term: 2025-2026 Spring

Faculty

Kathryn Mary Rose Fulton
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Kathryn "Kate" Fulton is a criminal defense attorney with Eustache Law in Winston Salem, NC. Ms. Fulton graduated magna cum laude from University of North Carolina Wilmington with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science and minor in pre-law. She earned her Juris Doctor at Liberty University School of Law.

During her undergraduate studies, Ms. Fulton became an inducted member of Phi Alpha Theta (History honor society) and Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science honor society). She received the Alfred and Anita Schnog travel award for Holocaust studies and was the James Dixon award finalist for the Political Science department.

During law school, Ms. Fulton participated in the 1L Honors program, served as President of the Wellness Society, and attained the coveted CALI award in Disability law.

While originally from New Jersey, Ms. Fulton now calls Winston Salem home. In her free time, she enjoys riding motorcycles, collecting vinyl, and spending time with friends, family, and her dog named Jack.

Description

This course will discuss and examine crime and criminal justice in the United States through a historical perspective. Students will evaluate crime and criminal justice in the United States in a variety of historical periods, including the Colonial period, the Jacksonian era, the Civil War era, the Gilded Age, the Progressive era, and the Crisis era. The focus of this course will be to discuss crime and criminal justice in the United States during these periods to better understand the eras in which they were created and for what purpose.