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CRIM 1010

Introduction to Criminology

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Spring 2020

Topics

  • related to the study of crime, deviance, and the criminal justice system
  • Specifically, this course is a survey of the causes and effects of criminality
  • criminal behavior
  • how different types of crimes relate to theory
  • Define what criminology is and describe topics that criminologists study
  • key information from modules and reading assignments (e.g
  • discussion posts, multiple choice testing)
  • Articulate diverse perspectives on criminological topics (e.g., in topic
  • discussions}
  • Connect key information from modules and reading assignments to social
  • issues (e.g., in topic discussions, discussion posts,)
  • and discuss potential causes of crime
  • and discuss how societal and legal changes have affected crime
  • causation and how these factors have been interconnected throughout
  • history
  • Examine and refine analytical, reasoning, and connective abilities
  • interdependent
  • and discuss theoretical explanations regarding crime and crime’s
  • policy
  • Teaching Methodology
  • The course material consists of online modules, discussions, and audio-visuals
  • under the Important Information link on the navigation bar above
Winter 2020

Topics

  • Criminology
  • Crime and Deviance
  • Crime and Criminal Law
  • The Crime Problem
  • Theory and Methodology
  • Research Enterprise of Criminology
  • Who is Criminal?
  • Official Police Statistics – The Uniform Crime Report
  • (UCR)
  • Alternative Data-Gathering Strategies
  • Experiments in Criminology
  • Surveys
  • Participant Observation
  • Life History and Case Studies
  • Unobtrusive Measures
  • Validity, Reliability, and Triangulation
  • Caution in Interpreting Data
  • Trends in Crime
  • Costs of Victimization
  • Theories of Victimization
  • Caring for the Victim
  • Theory
  • Theory-Policy Connection
  • Positivist Theory
  • Biological Theories
Fall 2019

Topics

  • Introduction to criminology
  • Definitions of criminology
  • Crime measurement
  • Victimology
  • Classical and Neo-Classical theories
  • Biological theories
  • Break
  • Psychological and Psychiatric theories
  • Social process and social structure theories
  • Social Process theories
  • Social conflict theories
  • Theory application
  • Last day of class

Readings

  • Schmalleger, F. & Volk, R (2018). Canadian Criminology Today. Pearson 6th ed.
2019

Topics

  • Criminology
  • Crime and Deviance
  • Social Change and the Emergence of Law Read
  • Crime and Criminal Law
  • The Crime Problem
  • Theory and Methodology
  • Research Enterprise of Criminology
  • Who is Criminal?
  • Official Police Statistics – The Uniform Crime Report
  • Read
  • (UCR)
  • Alternative Data-Gathering Strategies
  • Experiments in Criminology
  • Surveys
  • Participant Observation
  • Life History and Case Studies
  • Unobtrusive Measures
  • Validity, Reliability, and Triangulation
  • Caution in Interpreting Data
  • International Variations in Crime Read
  • Trends in Crime
  • The Nature of Victimization
  • Costs of Victimization
  • Theories of Victimization
  • Caring for the Victim
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