Sociology 49S.01                                                                                                                       Crime and Society

Spring 2003                                                                                                                                Dr. Williams

               DATE

TOPIC

READINGS
     

Jan.

  

  9

  

Introduction

    
             
 

14

16

  

Crime Problems, Crime Policy

WA Foreword, Preface, 1-4

  
             
 

21

23

  

Dealing With Crime – The Conservative View

WA 5-8

  
             
 

28

    

Dealing With Crime – The Liberal View

WA 11-12

  
             
   

30*

  

Dealing With Crime – The Drug Problem

WA 13-14

  
             

Feb.

  4

  6

  

Thinking About Crime – An Alternative View

RE Preface, Introduction, 1-2

  
             
 

11

    

Thinking About Crime – An Alternative View

RE 3-4, Conclusion

  
             
   

13

  

EXAMINATION I

    
             
 

18

20

  

Criminals on Crime

CR 1-3, 5, 8, 19-20

  
             
 

25

    

Criminals on Crime

CR 22-24, 6, 25-26

  
             
   

27*

  

Growing Up in the ‘Hood

CA 1-25

  
           

Mar.

  4

  6

  

When Work Disappears

WI 1-4
     

SPRING RECESS

    
     
 

18

20

  

The Social Policy Challenge

WI 5-8

  
             
 

25

    

Honky – Growing Up in the ‘Hood White

CO 1-17

  
             
   

27*

  

EXAMINATION II

    
             

Apr.

  1

  3

  

Crime and the American Dream

MR 1-3

  
             
 

  8#

10#

  

Culture, Institutional Structure, and Social Control

MR 4-5

  
             
 

15#

17

  

Crime and Everyday Life

FE 1-6

  
             
 

22

    

Routine Activity Approach

FE 7-11

  
             

Texts:  r CA = Canada. fist stick knife gun. 1995.  r CO = Conley. Honky. 2000.  r CR = Cromwell. In Their Own Words. 2003.  r FE = Felson. Crime and Everyday Life. 2002.  r Messner and Rosenfeld. Crime and the American Dream. 2001.  r RE = Reiman. The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison. 2001.  r WA = Walker. Sense and Nonsense about Crime and Drugs. 2001.  r WI = Wilson. When Work Disappears. 1996.         & On Reserve, Perkins: Inciardi. Criminal Justice. 2002.   &  Reference Collection, Perkins: Bryant (ed.) Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior. 2001 (4 volumes)

Office: 259 Soc-Psych Bldg.  Office hours: TTh 3:30-5:00 pm and by appointment.

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Grade weights: Class participation – 13%; Papers (3) – 36%; Take-home exams (2) – 26%; Presentation – 4%;

                          Final paper – 21%

Paper due dates are marked by an (*).  Class presentation dates are marked by a (#).