The Table Below Contains Information on Quizzes, Dates, and Readings covered by the Quizzes for the Spring 2020 Semester

 DATE

TOPIC

READINGS

QUIZ

Jan 22

Introductory Material

 

 

Jan 27

Law Abiding Behavior

 

 

Jan 29

Sources of Knowledge About Crime & Criminals

Feb 3

Crime as a Social Construct

K&P Chap. 1, Diski

Quiz 1

Feb 5

History and Evolution of the Concept of Crime

 

 

Feb 10

Crime Waves and the Extent of Crime

K&P Chap. 2, Parker

Quiz 2

Feb 12

Child Exploitation

K&P Chap. 3, Aviv

Quiz 3

Feb 17

Sex Crimes

Feb 19

Stalkers and Murder

K&P Chap. 4, Labi

Quiz 4

Feb 24

Stalkers and Murder

 

 

Feb 26

Organized Crime

K&P Chap. 5

Quiz 5 

Mar 2

Corporate Crime

K&P Chap. 6, Keefe

Quiz 6

Mar 4 Corporate Crime    

Mar 16

Drugs and Crime

K&P Chap. 7, Keefe

Quiz 7 

Mar 18

Drugs and Crime

 

 

Mar 23

Youth Crime

K&P Chap. 8, Bennett

Quiz 8

Mar 25

Police and Police Work

K&P Chap. 9

Quiz 9 

Mar 30

Police and Police Work

 

 

Apr 1

Courts and Trials

K&P Chap. 10, Schmidle

Quiz 10

Apr 6

Courts and Trials

 

 

Apr 8

Courts and Trials

Apr 15

 

Prisons and Deterrence

K&P Chap. 11, Press

Quiz 11 

Apr 20

Capital Punishment and Deterrence

K&P Chap. 13, Toobin

Quiz 12 

Apr 22

Deterrence and Leniency

K&P Chap. 12,

Gonnerman

Quiz 13

Apr 27

The Politics and Media of Crime and Punishment

K&P Chap. 14

Quiz 14

Apr 29

Turning What We Know into Sensible Policy

 

 

May 4

Conclusions