Ann’s Profile

This is an in­tro­duc­tory and foun­da­tional course in the study of crime and jus­tice. It is de­signed to in­tro­duce stu­dents to the var­i­ous his­tor­i­cal and con­tem­po­rary the­o­ries and em­pir­i­cal re­search used to un­der­stand de­viant and crim­i­nal be­hav­ior. This course takes a crit­i­cal ap­proach to the study of the de­f­i­n­i­tion and mea­sure­ment of crime, as well as ap­pli­ca­tions of these the­o­ries to prac­tice and in pol­icy. Of­fend­ing and vic­tim­iza­tion, as these re­late to spe­cific crime types (i.e., white col­lar crime, vi­o­lent crime, sex crime, drug re­lated crimes, etc.) will be ex­plored. This is a Writ­ing In­ten­sive course that ful­fills the WI re­quire­ment for grad­u­a­tion. Writ­ing-in­ten­sive courses pay spe­cial at­ten­tion to de­vel­op­ing crit­i­cal read­ing, writ­ing, and an­a­lytic skills to pre­pare stu­dents for col­lege-level course­work in gen­eral. Both in­for­mal and for­mal writ­ing will be de­signed to max­i­mize your un­der­stand­ing of the sub­ject mat­ter. For­mal writ­ing as­sign­ments, at least 10-12 pages total, ac­count for a sig­nif­i­cant por­tion of your grade and will in­clude op­por­tu­ni­ties for re­vi­sion.

This is an introductory and foundational course in the study of crime and justice. It is designed to introduce students to the various historical and contemporary theories and empirical research used to understand deviant and criminal behavior. This course takes a critical approach to the study of the definition and measurement of crime, as well as applications of these theories to practice and in policy. Offending and victimization, as these relate to specific crime types (i.e., white collar crime, violent crime, sex crime, drug related crimes, etc.) will be explored. This is a Writing Intensive course that fulfills the WI requirement for graduation. Writing-intensive courses pay special attention to developing critical reading, writing, and analytic skills to prepare students for college-level coursework in general. Both informal and formal writing will be designed to maximize your understanding of the subject matter. Formal writing assignments, at least 10-12 pages total, account for a significant portion of your grade and will include opportunities for revision.

This is an in­tro­duc­tory and foun­da­tional course in the study of crime and jus­tice. It is de­signed to in­tro­duce stu­dents to the var­i­ous his­tor­i­cal and con­tem­po­rary the­o­ries and em­pir­i­cal re­search used to un­der­stand de­viant and crim­i­nal be­hav­ior. This course takes a crit­i­cal ap­proach to the study of the de­f­i­n­i­tion and mea­sure­ment of crime, as well as ap­pli­ca­tions of these the­o­ries to prac­tice and in pol­icy. Of­fend­ing and vic­tim­iza­tion, as these re­late to spe­cific crime types (i.e., white col­lar crime, vi­o­lent crime, sex crime, drug re­lated crimes, etc.) will be ex­plored.

This is an introductory and foundational course in the study of crime and justice. It is designed to introduce students to the various historical and contemporary theories and empirical research used to understand deviant and criminal behavior. This course takes a critical approach to the study of the definition and measurement of crime, as well as applications of these theories to practice and in policy. Offending and victimization, as these relate to specific crime types (i.e., white collar crime, violent crime, sex crime, drug related crimes, etc.) will be explored.