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Unless otherwise noted, all assignments are due at the start of class on the date assigned.
August 23, 2022
Course Introduction
August 25, 2022
Evaluating Criminological Theories
August 30, 2022
Origins of Criminality
Read CrimComics # 1
Reading Quiz # 1
September 1, 2022
Classical and Neoclassical Criminology
Read CrimComics # 3 (through Page 19)
Reading Quiz # 2
September 6, 2022
Early Biological Theories
Read CrimComics # 2 (Part I)
Reading Quiz # 3
September 8, 2022
Modern Biosocial Theories
Read CrimComics # 2 (Part II)
Reading Quiz # 4
September 13, 2022
Psychological Theories
Read CrimComics # 9
Reading Quiz # 5
September 15, 2022
Psychological Theories
Read Howard et al. (2014) - Antisocial Personality Disorder Comorbid with Borderline Pathology and Psychopathy is Associated with Severe Violence in a Forensic Sample [In Brightspace]
September 20, 2022
Routine Activity Theory
Read CrimComics # 3 (Page 20 to End)
Read Cohen & Felson (1979) – Social Changes and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach [In Brightspace]
Reading Quiz # 6
September 22, 2022
Routine Activity Theory
Read Schildkraut et al. (2022) - Understanding More Than 50 Years of Mass Public Shootings as a Function of Routine Activities [In Brightspace]
September 27, 2022
No Class - Research Day
(Dr. S. at Conference)
September 29, 2022
Social Disorganization Theory
Read CrimComics # 4
Reading Quiz # 7
October 4, 2022
Social Disorganization Theory
Midterm Wrap-Up and Exam Review
October 6, 2022
Midterm Exam (Online)
October 11, 2022
Social Learning Theories
Read CrimComics # 8
Reading Quiz # 8
October 13, 2022
Social Learning Theories
Read Fox et al. (2011) - Is Stalking a Learned Phenomenon? An Empirical Test of Social Learning Theory [In Brightspace]
October 18, 2022
Strain Theories
Read CrimComics # 5
Reading Quiz # 9
October 20, 2022
Strain Theories
Read Moon & Morash (2012) - General Strain Theory As a Basis for the Design of School Interventions [In Brightspace]
October 25, 2022
Social Control Theories
Read CrimComics # 7
Reading Quiz # 10
October 27, 2022
Social Control Theories
Read Durkin et al. (1999) - Social Bond Theory and Binge Drinking Among College Students: A Multivariate Analysis [In Brightspace]
November 1, 2022
Subcultural Theories
Read CrimComics # 6
Reading Quiz # 11
November 3, 2022
Labeling Theory
Read Smith et al. (2022) - Arrest History Stigma, and Self-esteem: A Modified Labeling Theory Approach to Understanding How Arrests Impact Lives [In Brightspace]
November 8, 2022
Social Conflict Theories
Read Petrocelli et al. (2003) – Conflict Theory and Racial Profiling: An Empirical Analysis of Police Traffic Stop Data [In Brightspace]
November 10, 2022
Social Conflict Theories
Read León (2021) - Critical Criminology and Race: Re-examining the Whiteness of US Criminological Thought [In Brightspace]
*UPDATED* Course Paper: First Draft (Optional) Due by Friday, November 11, 2022 at 11:59 PM
November 15, 2022
Integrating Theory Into Research
Read Engel et al. (2002) – Theory and Racial Profiling: Shortcomings and Future Directions in Research [In Brightspace]
November 17, 2022
Course Wrap-Up
Final Exam Review
November 22, 2022
No Class - Thanksgiving Break
November 24, 2022
No Class - Thanksgiving Break
November 29, 2022
No Class - Research Day
(Dr. S. at Conference)
December 1, 2022
No Class - Research Day
(Dr. S. at Conference)
Course Paper: Final Draft Due by Friday, December 2, 2022 at 11:59 PM
December 6, 2022
Final Exam Period
No Class
December 8, 2022
Final Exam Period
Final Exam (Online)
8:00 am - 10:00 am
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