Chapter 1. Crime and Criminology. 1.1 Introduction: What is Criminology 1.2 Criminology and the Criminologist''s Roles. 1.3 Criminology and the Scientific Approach. 1.
4 Criminological Perspectives. 1.5 The Nature of Deviant and Criminal Behavior. 1.6 Defining Crime 1.7 Durkheim on the Normality of Crime Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 1.1: Crime as Normal Behavior, Emile Durkheim. Reading 1.
2: Criminology as Social Science, J. Mitchell Miller Chapter 2. The Nature and Extent of Crime: Measuring Behavior. 2.1 Introduction: Researching Crime 2.2 Criminological Research and Data Collection 2.3 The Uniform Crime Reports 2.4 Other Ways to Measure Crime.
2.5 Crime Patterns: Characteristics of Criminals and Crime Victims Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 2.1: A Professional Thief, Edwin Sutherland. Reading 2.2: Covert Participant Observation: Reconsidering the Least Used Method by J. Mitchell Miller Chapter 3. Early Explanations for Criminal Behavior 3.1 Introduction: Theories of Crime 3.
2 Traditional Explanations for Crime. 3.3 Cesare Beccaria 3.4 Jeremy Bentham 3.5 The Positivist School of Criminology. 3.6 Contemporary Classicism and Positivism. Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 3.
1: Contemporary Classicism: Deterrence and Econometrics, and Implications and Conclusions, George B. Vold and Thomas J. Bernard. Reading 3.2: Deterrance, General by David L. Myers Reading 3.3: Deterrance, Specific by David L. Myers Chapter 4.
Biological Explanations for Criminal Behavior. 4.1 Introduction: Biological Perspectives 4.2 Criminality and Genetics. 4.3 Biochemical Influences on Behavior. 4.4 Neurophysiological Factors.
Chapter Summary Study Guide Chapter 5. Psychological Explanations for Criminal Behavior. 5.1 Introduction: Psychological Perspectives 5.2 Psychiatric Explanations for Criminal Behavior 5.3 Behavioral Explanations for Crime 5.4 Cognitive Theories and Crime 5.5 Personality Theories and Crime Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 5.
1: Media Violence and Youth, John P. Murray. Chapter 6. Sociological Theories I: Social-Structural Explanations for Criminal Behavior. 6.1 Introduction: Structure-Based Explanations 6.2 Social Disorganization Theory 6.3 Strain Theory.
6.4 Subcultural Delinquency Theories. Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 6.1: Illegitimate Means and Delinquent Subcultures, Richard Cloward and Lloyd E. Ohlin. Chapter 7. Sociological Theories II: Social Control, Conflict, Feminist, and Labeling Theories. 7.
1 Introduction: Sociological Theories II 7.2 Differential Association Theory. 7.3 Social Control Theory. 7.4 Conflict Theory. 7.5 Feminist Theory.
7.6 Labeling Theory. Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 7.1: On Behalf of Labeling Theory by Erich Goode Chapter 8. Violent Crime I: Assault and Rape. 8.1 Introduction: Assault and Rape. 8.
2 Assault. 8.3 Assault and Abuse in the American Family 8.4 Explaining and Responding to Assaultive and Abusive Behavior. 8.5 Rape 8.6 Explaining and Responding to Rape. Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 8.
1. The Criminalization of Domestic Violence, Fran S. Davis. Reading 8.2 Violence against Women: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Toni Nelson Chapter 9. Violent Crime II: Robbery, Murder, Hate Crime, and Terrorism. 9.1 Introduction: Defining Violent Crimes Against Persons 9.
2 Robbery. 9.3 Murder. 9.4 Hate Crime. 9.5 Terrorism. Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 9.
1 : Mass Murder, James A. Fox and Jack Levin. Chapter 10. Property Crimes 10.1 Introduction: Defining Property Crimes. 10.2 An Overview of Property Crimes 10.3 Larceny-Theft.
10.4 Fraud. 10.5 Burglary. 10.6 Fencing. 10.7 Arson.
Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 10.1: Crimes of Fraud, James A. Inciardi. Chapter 11. Organizational Criminality: White-Collar and Organized Crime. 11.1 Introduction: White-Collar Crime Defined 11.2 Embezzlement and Consumer Fraud 11.
3 Computer Crime 11.4 Environmental Crime 11.5 Explanations for and Responses to White-Collar Crime. 11.6 Organized Crime Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 11.1: Two Enron Chiefs Are Convicted in Fraud and Conspiracy Trial by The New York Company Chapter 12. Morality Crimes: Drugs, Alcohol, and Sex 12.1 Introduction: Drug Prohibition 12.
2 Drugs Defined 12.3 Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Use 12.4 Illegal Drugs 12.5 Explanations for Illicit Drug Use and Addiction 12.6 Responding to the Drug Problem 12.7 Sex-Related Crimes. Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 12.1 Drugs and Predatory Crime, Jan M.
Chaiken and Marcia R. Chaiken. Reading 12.2 : Sex-Slave Trade Enters the U.S., Catherine Edwards and James Harder. Chapter 13. Responding To Crime: The Police and the Courts 13.
1 Introduction: The Criminal Justice System 13.2 The Police 13.3 Police Organization. 13.4 Police Role and the Future of Policing in the United States 13.5 The Courts 13.6 The Death Penalty 13.7 The Juvenile Justice System Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 13.
1: Preventing Crime: The Promising Road Ahead, Gene Stephens. Chapter 14. Responding To Crime: Corrections. 14.1 Introduction: Corrections 14.2 Deterrence and Imprisonment 14.3 Corrections Today: Jails and Prisons. 14.
4 Community-based Corrections: Probation 14.5 Other Intermediate Sanctions and Alternatives. 14.6 Parole 14.7 Release and Reentry Programs. Chapter Summary Study Guide Reading 14.1: The Goals of Punishment: The Return of Retributivism and the Utilitarian Model, Clemens Bartollas and John P. Conrad.
Reading 14.2: Restorative Justice For Young Offenders and Their Victims, Annie Seymour and Trudy Gregorie.