Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice

Instructor: Dr. Fran Fuller	CRJ 340 15 Home Page
Section: 15

Date	Topic	Reading	Assignments
L'n 1 -- Jan 10	Introduction to Criminal Conduct and the Process of Investigation in Criminology. NOTE: L'n means Lesson, the equivalent of an hour and fifteen minute class	"The Wheel of Science"	Reading your textbook.
L'n 2 -- Jan 12	"The plural of anecdote is not data." -- No Brakes23, Senior Member, The High Road, signature line, Dec 31, 2005.	Keeping a WebSearch Log Diagramming Variables in Criminology References Pages
L'n 3 -- Jan 17	Criminological investigation as an ongoing conversation.	Knepper, pp. ix-xi.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 4 -- Jan 19	Science and Tradition in Criminology	Knepper, Ch 1, pp. 3-25, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 5 -- Jan 24	Case Research		1st draft ref pages due.
L'n 6 -- Jan 26		Ch 1 Details.	Prep details for class.
L'n 7 -- Jan 31	Case Research		2nd draft ref pages due.
L'n 8 -- Feb 2	Crime & Human Nature	Knepper, Ch 2, pp. 27-61, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 9 -- Feb 7		Ch 2 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 10 -- Feb 9	Case research		3rd draft ref pages due.
L'n 11 -- Feb 14	The Anatomy of Crime	Knepper, Ch 3, pp. 63-97, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 12 -- Feb 16		Ch 3 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 13 -- Feb 21	Case Research		4th draft ref pages due.
L'n 14 -- Feb 23	Inside the Criminal Mind	Knepper, Ch 4, pp. 99-134, Overview.	In-class Quiz.
L'n 15 -- Feb 28		Ch 4 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 16 -- Mar 2	Case Research		5th draft ref pages due.
L'n 17 -- Mar 14	The Social Sources of Crime	Knepper, Ch 5, pp. 135-171, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 18 -- Mar16		Ch 5 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 19 -- Mar 21	Case Research		6th draft ref pages due.
L'n 20 -- Mar 23	The Social Construction of Crime	Knepper, Ch 6, pp. 173-211, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 21 -- Mar 28		Ch 6 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 22 -- Mar 30	Case Research		7th draft ref pages due.
L'n 23 -- Apr 4	Race, Racism and Crime	Knepper, Ch 7, pp. 213-251, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 24 -- Apr 6		Ch 7 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 25 -- Apr 11	Case Research		8th draft ref pages due.
L'n 26 -- Apr 13	The Heart of Crime	Knepper, Ch 8, pp. 253-277, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 27 -- Apr 18		Ch 8 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 28 -- Apr 20	The Death and Rebirth of Criminology	Knepper, Ch 9, pp. 279-299, Overview.	Quiz, in-class.
L'n 29 -- Apr 25		Ch 9 Details	Prep details for class.
L'n 30 -- Apr 27	Organize for exam		Final draft ref pages due.
Exam -- May 2	8am-10:30am	Be there or be square.