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Chapter 1: Crime and Criminology Scenario

What if your state decided to implement a law that makes it a crime to possess obscene visual representations of pornography of computer-generated people having sex? Given that no actual people are involved or harmed, should possession of such computer-generated pornography be criminal or merely deviant?

Chapter 1: Crime and Criminology Class Discussion/Activity

Criminologists devote themselves to understanding the causes of criminal behavior. Robert Deal faced first-degree murder charges for the shooting deaths of three people at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nine people were also wounded in the incident.  Politicians, criminal justice professionals, and others argued that the shooting resulted from different causes, ranging from mental illness to domestic terrorism. How can understanding the cause of crimes help prevent them?

Chapter 1: Crime and Criminology Media Tool

Media Tool

“Cesare Lombroso” Cesare Lombroso, Left Handedness, and the Criminal MindLinks to an external site.

· An in-depth look at how the story of late-19th/early 20th century Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso and his efforts to study the relationship between left-handedness and criminal behavior.

Discussion: Discuss Lombroso’s beliefs about determining criminal behavior based on certain physical characteristics. Are there any parallels between Lombroso’s ideas and current ideas of criminal behavior?

Chapter 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime Scenario

What if your state decided to implement a law that makes it a crime to possess a firearm? What do you think would be the effect on robberies, assaults, and rapes? What would be the effect on possible crime prevention? Weigh the possibility of committing a crime with a firearm against preventing a crime with a firearm. Which one is more likely?

Chapter 2: The Nature and Extent Class Discussion/Activity

What are the shortcomings of the UCR? What advantages does NIBRS have compared to the UCR?

Chapter 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime Media Tool

Watch the video “What is the National Crime Victimization Survey?” about the NVS at Janet Lauritsen (1 of 3): What is the National Crime Victimization Survey?Links to an external site.

· In this interview, Janet Lauritsen, Ph.D., professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri—St. Louis, explains the survey data collection process, the process for coding the different types of crime reported during the survey interviews, and the special types of crimes that the survey measures, such as series victimization.

Discussion: What methods does the survey use to collect data? How is that different from the UCR? What special types of crimes are included in the NCVS?

Chapter 3: Victims and Victimization Scenario

What if you were a female living on campus and you were invited to a fraternity party. Would you go to their party? Would you drink alcohol at the party? What if your little sister just started college and told you that she was invited to a fraternity party. She told you that she was really excited, and she was hoping to make friends since she was new and didn’t know anyone. What would your advice to her be?