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Criminology and Penology (Sociology 313)

Fall 2012Instructor: Dr. Tim Dunn

!!ice: Fulton "all 2#0

!!ice "ours: $% 1:30&2:30' TT 11:00&12:00' * +y a,,t.%e+ Page (class lin-s): http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~tjdunn/Pone * email: tdunn/salis+ury.edu10&3&32

$ail +o: 240 Fulton "all' Sociology De,t. o!!ice

Tets:1. Barkan, Steven E. 2012. ri!in"l"#y: $ S"ci"l"#ical %nderstandin#. &rentice 'all. ()thediti"n*.

2. +"sk"s, &eter. 200 "p in the '""d: +y -ear &"licin# Balti!"res Eastern istrict. &rincet"n %niversity &ress.

. enkatesh, Sudhir. 200. 3an# 4eader f"r a ay. &en#uin B""ks. (1stediti"n*.

5. 6 vari"us "ther assi#ned readin#s linked "n !y 7eb site. http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~tjdunn/I. Course Descri,tion8 9his &Creditc"urse 7ill intr"duce y"u t" the study "f 7ide ran#e "f t"pics in the study "f

cri!e as 7ell as s"!e aspects "f the cri!inal justice syste!. e 7ill e;a!ine the r"le "f s"cial fact"rs (!"re than

individuals*, particularly instituti"ns, "r#ani

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=. 4 8eadings >ote Seets (F8 all to,ics' tat youre not 6riting an 8DP):;engt 2 ,ages, due the second day "f

the t"pic (unless there is "nly 1 day*. -"u need n"tes "n !ain ideas fr"! at least 2 assigned readings f"r each n"nH&t"pic after the @ntr". t"pic (n" n"tes "r papers "n @ntr" t"pic*. I9here are 11 t"picsJy"u d" H&s, F"te Sheets.K -"u

have 7ide lee7ay "n the f"r!at, but they !ust be le#ible (hand7ritten "r typed*. 9hese d" n"t have t" be c"!prehensive

"n everythin# y"u read, and they can be =uite inf"r!al (e.#., 7ith abbreviati"ns, n"t have c"!plete sentences, etc.*. -"umust a7e a ,age num+er and reading autor(s) !or eac note entry main ,oint. %se y"ur o6n 6ords, n"t te;t=u"tes ("r fe7*. 9his 7ill #reatly aid #r"up discussi"n as 7ell as test preparati"n.

C. ?rou, Discussion ;eading * Class Partici,ation: -"u 7ill lead a s!all #r"up discussi"n three ti!es, each "f

7hich sh"uld be based "n y"ur H& f"r that t"pic. $ si#nup sheet f"r this 7ill be circulated early in the ter!. @nadditi"n t" leadin# discussi"n, @ e;pect y"u t" actively participate in #r"up discussi"ns as 7ell as be #enerally inv"lved

in the class. 9his presu!es y"ur attendance and fa!iliarity 7ith the readin#s. $n h"nest eff"rt at participati"n sh"7in#

reas"nable preparati"n f"r class 7ill suffice. 9his cate#"ry 7ill be crucial in the case "f b"rderline #rades (e.#., L/B*.5ttendance Policy: @ou are re9uired to attend all classes. Failure to attend 6ill negati7ely a!!ect your grade'

signi!icantly. M-@:@ take attendance ab"ut half the ti!e.

D. 5ttend * +rie!ly 6rite a+out 1 cam,us cultural e7ent ("r a v"lunteer activity in c"!!unity* (4en#th 11N p#s.*:

Briefly describe and su!!ari

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Tentati7e Scedule (su+ect to cange)

Dates To,ic 8eadings

$u#. 2 6 Sept. ) @ntr". t" ri!in"l"#y Barkan, h. 1B +"sk"s, h. 1

Sept. 10 6 12 &ublic Rpini"n 6 +edia 6 ri!e Barkan, h. 2

(6 &"lice* enkatesh, h. 1B +"sk"s h.2

Sept. 1O 6 1 +easurin# ri!e, 6 icti!io7 24 5,,lication 8esearc ,a,er To,ic Statement due

F"v. 2 (N* 6 ec. 6 ) Hi#hts issues, 6 Heducin# ri!e Barkan, h 14(its brief*

IHd#s. F"tes Rnly, n" H&sK enkatesh, h. #

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