Spring
Quarter Professor
Ross L. Matsueda
2018 227 Savery
Hall
Office Hours: Mon 2-3 Tue 5-5:30
SOCIOLOGY 371
CRIMINOLOGY
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course seeks to develop a sociological framework for examining
crime. Consequently, we will
spend most of our time
presenting and evaluating sociological theories of criminal behavior. We will
begin by discussing the
classical school of criminology, the theoretical framework underlying our legal
system. We will then develop a legalistic definition
of crime, and show how it follows from the ideas of
the classical
school. We will discuss trends in crime
and incarceration and present the logic for
controlling crime using punitive
methods. Finally, we will present
sociological theories of crime at the
structural level, the
neighborhood level, and the individual level.
We will apply these theories to urban
crime and genocide in
Darfur. Throughout the course, we will
emphasize developing critical thinking
skills when evaluating
policy, theory, and research pertaining to crime. This means going beyond
memorizing theory and research,
and being able to critique and evaluate ideas.
Students will have
opportunities to apply critical
thinking skills in discussions and writing assignments.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
·
Provide you with an appreciation of a
sociological perspective on the study of crime.
·
Provide you with an understanding of
basic theories, concepts, and research methods used by
criminologists.
·
Show you the connection between
sociological theories and ideas and real-world phenomena.
·
Allow you to simulate the work of
social scientists by applying theoretical tools to case studies and
other data.
·
Make you a critical consumer of media
reports and politicians’ claims about crime and crime
policies.
·
Develop your critical and analytical
skills through oral participation and written assignments.
Syllabus Sociology 371
Course Syllabus
Website http://faculty.washington.edu/matsueda/courses/371/web371s18.htm
Time
& Location TTh 3:30-4:50pm
in Room 110 Kane Hall
Instructors Ross L. Matsueda Francisca
Gomez Baeza Berndt Wurpts
Email matsueda@uw.edu fgomezb@uw.edu wurpts@uw.edu
Office Hours Mon, 2-3 Tue 5:00-5:30 Tue 1-2 & by Appt TBA
227 Savery Hall 216A Savery
Hall 229 Savery
Hall
Lecture Slides Lecture 1:
Introduction to the Course
Lecture
2: The Classical School
Lecture
3: Definition of Crime and Criminal Law
Lecture
4: Trends in Violence and Incarceration
Lecture
5: Rational Choice and Deterrence
Lecture
6: Criminal Careers and Selective
Incapacitation
Lecture
7: Social Disorganization and Cultural
Transmission
Lecture
8: Urban Underclass, Social Capital,
Collective Efficacy
Lecture
9: Differential Association Theory
Lecture
10: Code of the Street
Lecture
11: Differential Social Organization & Genocide in Darfur
Readings Trevino, A.
Javier. 1996. “Cesare Beccaria: Legal Reformer.” Pp. 13-20 in
The Sociology of Law: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. New York:
St. Martin’s
Press.
Radzinowitz, Sir Leon.
1966.
Ideology and Crime. New York: Columbia University
Kauzlarich, David, and David O. Friedrichs.
2005. “Definitions of Crime.” Pp.
273-275
in Encyclopedia of Criminology. Edited by Richard Wright and
J.
Mitchell Miller. New York: Routledge.
Hemmens, Craig. 2005.
“Defenses to Criminal Liability: Justifications and Excuses.”
Pp.
377-380 in Encyclopedia of Criminology. Edited by Richard Wright and J.
Mitchell
Miller.
New York: Routledge.
Marshall,
Chris E. 2002. “Deterrence Theory.”
Pp. 512-515 in Encyclopedia of Crime
and Punishment.
Edited by D. Levinson. Beverly Hills: Sage.
Levitt,
Steven D. 2002. “Deterrence.” Pp.
435-450 in Crime: Public Policies for Crime
Control. Edited by J.Q. Wilson and J. Petersilia. Oakland, CA: ICS press.
Rosenfeld,
Richard. 2002. “Crime Decline in Context.” Contexts
1:25-34.
Western,
Bruce, and Becky Pettit. 2002. “Beyond Crime and Punishment:
Prisons and
Inequality.” Contexts 1:37-43.
Sherman, Lawrence A.,
and Richard A. Berk. 1984. “The Specific
Deterrent Effect
of Arrest for Domestic
Assault.” Pp. 357-361 in Classics of Criminology. Edited by
J. E. Jacoby. Prospect Heights: Waveland.
Blumstein, Alfred, and Jacqueline Cohen.
1987.
“Characterizing Criminal Careers.”
Science, 237:985-991.
Shaw and McKay. 1969. “Juvenile Delinquency
and Urban Areas.” Pp. 13-19 in
Classics of Criminology.
Edited by J. E. Jacoby. Prospect
Heights: Waveland.
Shaw and McKay. 1969 “Differential Systems of Values.” Pp. 193-200 in
Classics of Criminology.
Edited by J. E. Jacoby. Prospect
Heights: Waveland.
Sampson, Robert J., and
William J. Wilson. 1994. "Race, Crime and Urban Inequality."
In Crime and Inequality. Edited
by J. Hagan and R. Peterson. Stanford:
Stanford
University Press.
Sampson,
Robert J. 2006. “Social Ecology and Collective Efficacy Theory.” Pp.
132-140 in The Essential Criminology Reader.
Edited by S. Henry and M.M.
Lanier.
Boulder, CO: Westview.
Sampson,
Robert J. and Stephen W. Raudenbush. 1999.
“Systematic Social
Observation of Public
Spaces: A New Look at Disorder in Urban Neighborhoods.”
American Journal of Sociology 105(3): 603-651.*
Wilson and Kelling. 1982. “Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety.”
Keizer, Kees, Siegwart Lindenberg, and Linda Steg. 2008. "The
Spreading of
Disorder." Science 322:1681-1685.
Matsueda, Ross L. 2001. “Differential
Association Theory,” In Encyclopedia of
Criminology and Deviant Behavior, Vol.1, edited by Clifton D.
Bryant. New York:
Taylor and Francis.
Anderson, Elijah. 1998. “The Social Ecology of Youth Violence.” Pp. 79-104 in
Youth Violence. Edited
by M. Tonry and M.H. Moore. Chicago:
University of
Chicago Press.
Matsueda, Ross L, Kevin
Drakulich and Charis E. Kubrin. 2006. “Race and
Neighborhood Codes of
Violence.” Pp. 334-336 in The Many Colors of Crime:
Inequalities of Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America, edited by Peterson,
Krivo, and Hagan. New York:
NYU Press.
Matsueda, Ross L. 2006. “Differential Social
Organization, Collective Action, and
Crime.” Crime,
Law and Social Change 46:3-33.
The
Department of Sociology Writing Center
The Clue Writing and Tutoring Center
The Office of Minority Affairs and
Diversity Instructional Center
The Office of Minority Affairs and
Diversity Writing Center
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
Examinations All exams will be objective, a combination of
multiple-choice
questions and short-answer questions. The final will be
cumulative, but emphasize the material after the second
exam.
First
Exam: Thursday April 12 in Lecture
Distribution of Scores
for First Exam
Second
Exam: Tuesday, May 8 in Lecture
Distribution of Scores
for Second Exam
Distribution of Scores
for First & Second Exams Combined
Final
Exam: Thursday, June 7, 2018 4:30-6:20pm Kane Hall 110
Study Guides Study
Guide for the First Exam
Study
Guide for the Second Exam
Study
Guide for the Final Exam
