Monday, June 7, 2010
Last Post
Post articles here that deal with the politics of myth making or other themes from the last chapter.
Capital Punishment
Sorry for the delay. I forgot to post this before leaving town this weekend. Also, if you send me anything overnight for the final paper, I can try to read it for tomorrow's class.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Juvenile Crime
Post articles here dealing with juvenile crime in Korea. Be sure to discuss which myths are involved.
Below is an article about a recent US Supreme Court case involving juvenile offenders.
Below is an article about a recent US Supreme Court case involving juvenile offenders.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
War on drugs
post articles related to drugs here. Don't forget to email your preliminary topics to avitale@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Posts for Chapter 4 and 5.
You can post articles related to Ch. 4 and 5 here. We will discuss both chapters in class on Thursday.
Extra Blogging Opportunity
Watch the documentary Grass: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/grass/ and write an entry relating it to the theoretical material in Chapters 1 and 2.
Mythology Week 2
We will discuss the midterm exam and chapter 3 tomorrow. On Thursday, we'll discuss chapters 4 and 5. Please post anything related to chapter 3 here.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Sick Day
I am sick today (Thursday) and will not be in class. Please check back here for details about next Tuesday.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
First Week of the Mythology of Crime and Criminals
We'll be starting the new book when we next meet, so go agead and start posting articles related to the topic we'll be reading about for each class.
I'll have the exam results for you in class.
I'll have the exam results for you in class.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Last Post for Essential Criminology
You can post one last time here. Be sure to state specifically which theory your post relates to and how.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Chapter 12
Post for Chapter 12 here. There will be one more chance to post for next Tuesdy's class as well.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Gender Theories
Please post articles realted to gender theories of crime here.
Practice questions:
1) According to strain theory, is crime rational or irrational?
2) What is the difference between reformist and radical criminal justice policies?
3) What is the difference between liberal and radical feminism?
Practice questions:
1) According to strain theory, is crime rational or irrational?
2) What is the difference between reformist and radical criminal justice policies?
3) What is the difference between liberal and radical feminism?
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Chapter 10
Please post for Chapter 10 here.
Also, be sure to make arrangments to get the next book we will be reading.
Also, be sure to make arrangments to get the next book we will be reading.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Posts for Chapter 8
We had some very interesting posts for Tuesday's class. You may now add new posts for Thursday's class here.
Below is a letter from the Governor of New York announcing a new policy regarding sex offenders:
Dear New Yorkers,
I have made clear throughout the fiscal crisis that despite our financial difficulties, New York will not shirk from the most fundamental of government obligations – the protection of its citizenry and of its communities. With that in mind, I would like to inform you of an important new initiative I signed and enacted into law that will enable you to automatically receive an alert when a moderate or high-risk sex offender moves into an area of interest to you or your family, NY-ALERT.
Through this new service, you can be notified by e-mail, text message, fax or telephone when a sex offender moves into or out of your community, or even when an offender relocates within a certain radius (from a quarter mile to 25 miles) of your home.
Here’s how it works: As part of the NY-ALERT system, through which 5.8 million New Yorkers receive alerts on everything from natural disasters to traffic congestion. Now, you have an option to sign up for sex offender alerts. After registering at http://www.ny.gov/governor/ and choosing various options, such as how you want to be notified and your regions of interest, you will receive sex offender relocation notices whenever a Level 2 (moderate risk) or Level 3 (high risk) sex offender listed on the public Sex Offender Registry moves into or out of your designated community of concern. If you do not have access to a computer, you can also subscribe to this important system by calling 1-888-697-6972 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In addition to signing NY-ALERT into law, I have enacted several significant measures to protect New York’s children and families including signing a law (E-STOP) that requires sex offenders to submit their internet information, including e-mail addresses and screen names to the Sex Offender registry; enacting one of the toughest DWI laws in the country, the Child Passenger Protection Act (also known as Leandra’s Law); and signed into law legislation ending the practice of allowing the State’s most violent felons to receive credit for prior sentences, and thereby become eligible for parole far earlier than intended.
Together with the NY-ALERT legislation sponsors, Senator Jeff Klein and Assembly Member Rory Lancman, we will further enhance New York’s efforts at protecting our children and families. I hope that you and your neighbors will take advantage of this important, new service.
Best,
David A. Paterson
Governor of New York State
Below is a letter from the Governor of New York announcing a new policy regarding sex offenders:
Dear New Yorkers,
I have made clear throughout the fiscal crisis that despite our financial difficulties, New York will not shirk from the most fundamental of government obligations – the protection of its citizenry and of its communities. With that in mind, I would like to inform you of an important new initiative I signed and enacted into law that will enable you to automatically receive an alert when a moderate or high-risk sex offender moves into an area of interest to you or your family, NY-ALERT.
Through this new service, you can be notified by e-mail, text message, fax or telephone when a sex offender moves into or out of your community, or even when an offender relocates within a certain radius (from a quarter mile to 25 miles) of your home.
Here’s how it works: As part of the NY-ALERT system, through which 5.8 million New Yorkers receive alerts on everything from natural disasters to traffic congestion. Now, you have an option to sign up for sex offender alerts. After registering at http://www.ny.gov/governor/ and choosing various options, such as how you want to be notified and your regions of interest, you will receive sex offender relocation notices whenever a Level 2 (moderate risk) or Level 3 (high risk) sex offender listed on the public Sex Offender Registry moves into or out of your designated community of concern. If you do not have access to a computer, you can also subscribe to this important system by calling 1-888-697-6972 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In addition to signing NY-ALERT into law, I have enacted several significant measures to protect New York’s children and families including signing a law (E-STOP) that requires sex offenders to submit their internet information, including e-mail addresses and screen names to the Sex Offender registry; enacting one of the toughest DWI laws in the country, the Child Passenger Protection Act (also known as Leandra’s Law); and signed into law legislation ending the practice of allowing the State’s most violent felons to receive credit for prior sentences, and thereby become eligible for parole far earlier than intended.
Together with the NY-ALERT legislation sponsors, Senator Jeff Klein and Assembly Member Rory Lancman, we will further enhance New York’s efforts at protecting our children and families. I hope that you and your neighbors will take advantage of this important, new service.
Best,
David A. Paterson
Governor of New York State
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Week 4
Here are a few practice questions to help you prepare for the midterm. These are just a sample of the kinds of questions I will be asking. In addition to these types of questions, I may give you a news article to read and then ask you some questions about it in relationship to the theories and models we have discussed. We will go over the answers in class on Tuesday.
1) What does it mean to say that criminology is a science?
2) Can genetics cause crime?
3) What parts of society help teach people not to be criminals?
You can post for Tuesday's class until Monday Morning. On Tuesday afternoon I will post a new entry that you can post articles to for Thursday's class until Wednesday at noon.
1) What does it mean to say that criminology is a science?
2) Can genetics cause crime?
3) What parts of society help teach people not to be criminals?
You can post for Tuesday's class until Monday Morning. On Tuesday afternoon I will post a new entry that you can post articles to for Thursday's class until Wednesday at noon.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Week 3
This week we deal with psychological and social process theories. These are very different approaches, so make sure you specifiy which theory your article is related to. If possible, try to focus on a specific sub theory within one of the chapters.
Also, think about whether either the Economic Model or the Medical Model would best apply to these 2 sets of theories.
Also, think about whether either the Economic Model or the Medical Model would best apply to these 2 sets of theories.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Week 1: Opening Thread: Post your Blog Entries as Comments to my Main Post Each Week
Post Comments like this:
1. Your Name
2. A Title
3. A short personal commentary what you learned from it or what made you curious about it given the week's class content.
4. Then put a long line ('-------------------)'.
5. Then cut/paste A SMALL PART of the article or topic you found. (This is because blogger.com now has a limit of "4096 characters" in blog comments. However, that should be enough to concentrate on your own comments, and provide an excerpt and a link to the original article. If you do want more space, and I encourage it, post a second time to get another "4096 characters".)
6. Then a small line '---'.
7. Then, finally, paste the URL (link) of the post.
Post for the first week on this thread. I'll set up a new main post each week, and then we will do the same.
1. Your Name
2. A Title
3. A short personal commentary what you learned from it or what made you curious about it given the week's class content.
4. Then put a long line ('-------------------)'.
5. Then cut/paste A SMALL PART of the article or topic you found. (This is because blogger.com now has a limit of "4096 characters" in blog comments. However, that should be enough to concentrate on your own comments, and provide an excerpt and a link to the original article. If you do want more space, and I encourage it, post a second time to get another "4096 characters".)
6. Then a small line '---'.
7. Then, finally, paste the URL (link) of the post.
Post for the first week on this thread. I'll set up a new main post each week, and then we will do the same.
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