SOC 4102 is also offered in Fall 2023
SOC 4102 is also offered in Summer 2023
SOC 4102 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2015 | SOC 4102 Section 001: Criminology (58917)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Meets With:
SOC 4102H Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 370
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Nature/types of crime. Problems in measuring incidence/trends. Review of sociological theories of crime causation. Implications for crime prevention/control. prereq: [3101 or 3102 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Description:
- This course examines new trends in criminological research, i.e. innovative explanations of crime and punishment. A cross-section of recent criminology books and articles will be discussed that have attracted much attention among scholars and/or the broader public. Examples for crime theories discussed are Messner and Rosenfeld's "Crime and the American Dream," Sampson and Wilson's focus on inner city poverty and dislocation as a central root of crime, Hagan/McCarthy's "Mean Streets" with its focus on homeless youth and crime, Newman's "Rampage," a study on school shootings, and Anderson's "Code of the Street." The punishment side covers sections from books by Beckett on the role of media and politics in creating moral panics, Garland with his focus on punitive responses in times of uncertainty, and texts on international differences in punishment. A new section examines a much neglected theme: criminal violations of human rights and humanitarian law such as war crimes and genocide and control responses to them. Students read chapters from books and articles while lecture provides background information. Lecture is accompanied by discussion and small group work.
- Grading:
- 60% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
- Exam Format:
- multiple choice, short answer
- Class Format:
- 50% Lecture
15% Film/Video
20% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities small group work
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58917/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 October 2014
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