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Reichel, Phillip L. – Teaching Sociology, 1975
A criminal activities checklist is presented for the classroom which can aid in discussing criminal statistics, definitions of crime, and other aspects of criminology. (Author/DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Crime, Criminals, Criminology

Dutile, Fernand N. – Journal of Legal Education, 1974
Describes a course at Notre Dame Law School in Criminal Law and Procedure, offering small classes, participation, and issues that were broad, controversial and pervasive, thus providing subject matter that would allow first-year students a chance to offer observations on matters that interested them. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Criminology, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Nurse, Anne M.; Krain, Matthew – Teaching Sociology, 2006
Criminology and Deviance Classes are often among the most popular in the sociology undergraduate curriculum. These courses provide a unique opportunity for teachers since many students come to class with an intense interest in the subject matter combined with strong opinions about crime, criminals, and deviants. Because these opinions are often…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Crime, Service Learning, Criminology
Kramer, Ronald C. – 1979
The major objective of the labeling perspective and conflict/power approaches to teaching college level criminology is to increase student understanding of crime as a sociological phenomenon. The labeling perspective maintains that the way in which criminology concepts are defined influences the kinds of questions and issues which are focused…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Course Descriptions, Crime
Bordt, Rebecca L. – Teaching Sociology, 2004
This paper describes an experiential learning exercise I have used to teach race discrimination in my introductory and criminology courses. The exercise is designed to introduce students to the concept of non-conscious forms of racial bias, a form of race discrimination often difficult for students to grasp. Using a hypothetical criminal case,…
Descriptors: Race, Racial Discrimination, Experiential Learning, Crime
Deutschmann, Linda B., Ed.; Wright, Richard A., Ed. – 1984
One of a series of resources for teaching sociology at the postsecondary level, this volume contains syllabi and instructional materials for courses in criminology and criminal justice. Material is divided into four sections. Section 1, innovative approaches to the teaching of criminology, contains four papers which discuss a corrections practicum…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Crime