Professor McKee's Criminology Course

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Readings

I: What is Criminology?

• Introduction to the Scientific Method by Frank Wolfs, University of Rochester http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html#Heading2

•  The Relativity of Wrong by Isaac Asimov http://www.answersinscience.org/RelativityofWrong.htm

• Outline and Study Guide for Thomas S. Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Pajares, Emory University  http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/Kuhn.html

II.  Origins of Criminology: The Natural Law and Political Philosophy

Natural Law on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy  http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/n/natlaw.htm

Survey of Criminal Justice: Theoretical Foundations by Adam McKee [This also goes with Unit 3] http://www.iejs.com/Survey_of_CJ/CH02.htm

III.  The Positivists

The Positive School by Cecil Greek  http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/week4.htm

Phrenology: the History of Brain Localization by Renato M.E. Sabbatini  http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n01/frenolog/frenologia.htm

III.  Biological Theories

Is there a Genetic Susceptibility to Engage in Criminal Acts?  Katherine Morley and Wayne Hall, Australian Institute of Criminology. http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi263.pdf

IV.  Psychological Theories

V.  The Chicago School

Robert Park and Ernest Burgess: Urban Ecology Studies, 1925.  Nina Brown.  http://www.csiss.org/classics/content/26

Social Disorganization.  Diane M. DeMelo. http://home.comcast.net/~ddemelo/crime/disorg.html

VI.  Learning Theories

VII.  Anomie and Strain Theories

VIII.  Control Theories

IX.  The Classical Revival

X.  Labeling and Societal Reaction Theories

XI.  Critical Criminology

XII.  Gender Based Theories

XIII.  Developmental Theories

XIV.  Integrated Theories of Crime

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