California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Created: March 10, 2001
Latest update: March 22, 2001
jeannecurran@habermas.org

This file is designed to help you review materials on the site for test preparation. It is for your convenience only, and does not necessarily include all material covered in the course. jeanne

Constitutive Criminology (Henry and Milovanovic)

• Hardcopy Readings
  • Stuart Henry and Dragan Milovanovic, Constitutive Criminology at Work. State University of New York Press. 1999. ISBN: 0-7914-4194-6 (pbk.) Required and ordered at bookstore.

• Online Readings

• Review and Teaching Essays

• Shared Comments
  • Discussion Questions on Constitutive Criminology by Robert Binton

• Discussion Questions
  • Discussion Questions on Constitutive Criminology by Robert Binton

• Self Tests

Corrections from the Inside Out

• Hardcopy Readings
  • William M.Mandel, Saying No to Power : Autobiography of a 20th Century Activist and Thinker, Creative Arts Book Co., November 1999. ISBN: 0887392865. 550 pages. $14.80 at amzon.com. Left perspective. Recommended, but not ordered in bookstore.

• Online Readings

  • William Mandel's comments on Saying No to Power Note especially his experiences with the criminal justice system.
  • "A Sentence of Life Without Parole for Boy, 14, in Murder of Girl" NY Times, page 1, Saturday, March 10, 2001.
  • "Boy, 14, Gets Life Term in Wrestling Killing" LA Times, page 1, Saturday, March 10, 2001.
  • Second Chances: Giving Kids a Chance to Make a Better Choice

• Review and Teaching Essays

  • Indigenous Peoples

    Conceptual link: When considering the indigenous peoples literature, consider how we define crime. Is it a "crime" if people's lives are taken through our actions? Is it a "crime" if our laws don't specifically state that it's a crime?

    • Indigenous Peoples and Justice in Mexico. Sub-commander Marcos
    • Juan Gonzalez' Harverst of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
    • The Yanomami Crisis in Anthropology jeanne's report on the Anthropology Association discussion of Darkness in El Dorado.

  • Juveniles

    Conceptual link: When considering the juvenile justice literature, compare what the many different disciplines: psychology, philosophy, social theory, human development offer by way of understanding what to do with juveniles, who, though violent, have an entire lifetime ahead of them. Once again, bear in mind, there are no right answers.

    • The Violent Child
    • Violent societies make violent children Book review by Erin Driscoll in Law Society Journal (NSW, Australia), October 1997, page 95. Cite as (1997) 35 (9) LSJ 95 .
    • The Biological Factor
    • Sharing Our Justice Studies with Youth in the Community
    • Parental Responsibility Legislation and Young Offendersby Andrew McNaught, Research Officer, Ontario Legislative Library, Legislative Research Service.

  • Shared Comments

    • William Mandel's comments on Saying No to Power
    • Robert Binford's comments on Lionel Tate Case
    • Yolanda Johnson's comments on Lionel Tate Case

  • Discussion Questions

    • On the Biological Factors of Violence
    • Sharing Our Justice Studies with Youth in the Community

  • Self Tests

    • Family Control and Child Violence Based on Erin Driscoll's review of Violent societies make violent children

  Criminology Theory

  • Recurring Themes in Critical Criminology
  • Peacemaking Criminology
  • Cecil Greek's Criminological Theory Course, graduate level Be sure to check out the lectures. Very good online access to many sources.

    Text for class:

    • Frank P. Williams III and Marilyn D. McShane. Criminology Theory: Selected Classic Readings. Anderson Publixhing Co., 1998, Second Edition. ISBN:0-87084-201-3 (pbk.) Recommended and ordered in bookstore.
    • Description of Text, Table of Contents, Index Anderson Publishing Co. Online.

  • Labeling Theory (Williams and McShane, pp. 181- 203)

    • Hardcopy Readings
      • Howard Becker's Labeling Theory - pp. 187 ff., in Williams and McShane.
      • Edwin Lemert's Secondary Deviance - pp.199 ff. in Williams and McShane.

    • Online Readings

      • Labeling Theory from a new graduate course on criminology theory by Cecil Greek. Good summary for background study.

      • Review and Teaching Essays

      • Shared Comments

  • Conflict Theory (Williams and McShane, pp. 181- 203)

    • Hardcopy Readings
      • Richard Quinney, The Social Reality of Crime, pp.213 ff., in Williams and McShane.

    • Online Readings

    • Review and Teaching Essays
      • Quinney's Social Reality of Crime

      • Shared Comments

      • Self Tests
        • T O'Connor's sample test on criminology. Good practice for the Graduate Record Exam, if you're going to take it. The correct answers are starred with an asterisk.