CRJU/SOCI 3000: Criminology
Reading list for the crosslisted course: CRJU/SOCI 3000: Criminology
- What is Criminology?
- Correlates of Crime
- Classical School of Criminology
- Positive School of Criminology
- Biosocial Theories
- Psychological Theories
- Learning Theories of Crime
- Social Disorganization
- Anomie/Strain Theory
- Control Theory
- Self Control
- Labeling Theory
- Deterrence and Rational Choice
- Environmental Criminology
- Life Course Criminology
- Routine Activity Theory
- Critical/Conflict Criminology
- Feminist Criminology
Required Readings
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Piquero, Ch. 10: "Control as an explanation of crime and delinquency" in Handbook of Criminological TheoryRead "Individual propensity and crime: self-control and morality" (p. 215), stopping at "Multilevel Control Theory" (p. 217)
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Barlow & Kauzlarich, Ch. 7: "General and Integrated Theories" in Explaining Crime: A Primer in Criminological TheoryRead "Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime" (p. 137), stopping at "Braithwaite's Theory of Reintegrative Shaming" (p. 143)
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