Jim Thomas 205 FR
e-mail: jthomas@sun.soci.niu.edu Office: 807 Zulauf
Summer, 2006 Phone: 753-6436 (Office)
Tues & Thurs: 2 to 4:45 756-3839 (Home)
homepage: http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~jthomas/class/288/288.html
COURSE SYLLABUS
This class will introduce basic concepts of crime, law and social control.
We will focus especially on the relationship of crime and criminality to
the broader social order. The course will adopt a critical perspective
toward conventional conceptions of and solutions to social offenses.
The course is based on a CRITICAL perspective, which means that we
challenge conventional definitions of, and social responses to, crime.
The course includes a substantial internet and email componenet. Students
are expected to have basic skills by the first week of class.
Required Readings
Frank Schmalleger: Criminology Today
Current Events (Newspapers, tv, etc)
Class Handouts and Internet exercises
Course Requirements
Pop quizzes (5 highest will be counted) (50 points)
One Term paper (10 pages) 150 points
Two tests (100 points each)
Class participation (50 points)
WebBoard Participation (50 points)
TOTAL: 500 points
Grading
Grading wil be done an a straight scale:
A = 90%
B = 80%
C = 70%
D = 60%
You are responsible for knowing what occurs in class, even if you ar-
en't there. Sometimes it is necessary to change dates or assignments.
If you miss a day, find out what happened.
NOTE: PAPERS DUE NO LATER THAN THE START OF CLASS PERIOD: THURSDAY
AUGUST 3. Papers received after this date will be penalizes at 5 points a day,
up to 30 percent of the grade. NO PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER TUESDAY, AUG 8
FOR ANY REASON! PAPERS NOT ACCEPTED RECEIVE A ZERO.
ASSIGNMENT schedule
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