Benjamin Waddell
Professor of Sociology
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Fort Lewis College
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Youth and Crime
“We do
not condemn it because
it is a crime, but it is a crime
because
we
co
ndemn it.”
-Em
ile Durkheim
Course Outline
Assignments
Workshop Assignments
Course Outline
Week 1: The System
Syllabus: Soc 363, Fall 2019
Tips for being a successful student
Read Chapter 1, JD
Should students as young as 12 be sent to juvenile detention?
Prezi, Module 1
Week 2: A History of Youth and Crime
Read Chapter 2, JD
Should we put juveniles away for life?
Prezi, Module 2
Week 3: How We Measure Crime
Read Chapter 3, JD
Why there’s so much inconsistency in school shooting data.
State abruptly shuts down DeNier youth detention center
Prezi, Module 3
Crime Data Activity
Week 4: Classic Theory of Crime
Read Chapter 4, JD
Prezi,
Module 4
Week 5: Modern Theory and Crime
Read Chapter 5, JD
Prezi:
Module 5
Study Guide for Quiz 2
Week 6: The Root Causes
Read Chapter 6, JD
Prezi:
Module 6
Week 7: Criminal Justice Policies
Read Chapter 7, JD
Prezi: Module 7
Week 8: Crime and the Education System
Read Chapter 8, JD
Prezi: Module 8
Week 9: Trauma and Delinquency
Read Chapter 9, JD
Prezi: Module 9
Week 10: Solutions for Delinquent Behavior I
Read Chapter 11, JD
Prezi: Module 10
Week 11: Solutions for Delinquent Behavior II
Read Chapter 12, JD
Prezi: Module 11
Study Guide for Quiz 3
Week 12: Solutions for Delinquent Behavior III
Read Chapter 13, JD
Read Chapter 14, JD
Prezi: Module 12
Week 13: Fall Break
Work on final presentations
Week 14: Final Presentations
Final Presentation Schedule (Fall 2019, MWF 11am)
Week 15: Final Presentations
Final Presentation Schedule (Fall 2019, MWF 11am)
Week 16: Final Exams
Final exam from 9:45-11:45am in Jones 109
Assignments
Quizzes (40%)
Interview and Essay (40%)
Interview
Example Interview Script
Example Interview Transcription
Final Essay
The Conversation
Final Presentation (20%)
Final Presentation
Workshop Assignments
Applying Theory