University of Maine at Presque Isle College of Professional Programs Department of Criminal

SOC 430 Theoretical Honors Fall 2010 Tues and Thurs 8:00-9:15 Pullen 212

Lisa Leduc, PhD Office: Normal 208 768-9436 Office Hours: Mon and Wed 9-11am Email: [email protected]

Course Description: This course examines major contemporary theoretical approaches to and other forms of and their control. Our primary focus will be a perusal of the dichotomies and conflicts within theory construction and application in the last twenty years. Through a seminar format, students will be expected to engage each other in the learning process. Brief lectures will prelude seminars on each theory to provide a common base of knowledge from which to initiate discussion. As well, a fundamental goal of this course is to encourage students to critically evaluate theories of crime and contextualize theory construction and application. (Prerequisite: SOC 400)

Required Texts: (available in the bookstore) Jeffrey Ian Ross (ed) Cutting the Edge: Current Perspectives in Radical/ and Connecticut: Praeger 1998

Sally S. Simpson (ed) Of Crime and Criminality: The Use of Theory in Everyday Life Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press 2000

Martin D. Schwartz and Suzanne E, Hatty (eds) Controversies in Critical Criminology Ohio: Anderson 2003

Required Readings: (photocopied binder - $12) Brian D. Maclean and Dragan Milovanovic (eds) New Directions in Critical Criminology Vancouver: Collective Press 1991

Spitzer (1975) “Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance” p.98-102

Lea (2002) “Practical Criminality” p.1-23

Lea (2002) “The Decomposition of Crime Control” p.161-191

Young (1992) “Ten Points of Realism” p.24-65

Young (1989) “The Failure of Criminology” p.4-30

Daly & Chesney-Lind (1988) “Feminism and Criminology” p.497-527 p.536-538

Quinney (1991) “The Way of Peace” p.3-13

Pepinsky (1991) “Peacemaking in Criminology and Criminal Justice” p.299-327

Schwartz & Friedrichs (1994) “Postmodern Thought and Criminological Discontent” p.221-246

Maier-Katkin, Daniel (2003) “On Sir Leon Radzinowicz Reading Michael Foucault” p.155-177

Garland & Sparks (2000) “Criminology, Social Theory and the Challenge of Our Times” p.189-204

Young, Jock (1999) “From Inclusive to Exclusive Society” p.1-29

Young, Jock (1999) “Essentializing the Other: Demonization and the Creation of Monstrosity” p.96-120

Young, Jock (1999) “The Criminology of Intolerance: Zero Tolerance Policing and the American Experiment” p.121-147

Course Evaluation: Response Papers 20% Seminar Chairing 20% Participation 20% Application Paper (Draft Oct 19; Final Dec 14) 25% Take-Home Final Exam (Dec 20) 15% No Exceptions will be made to the stated due dates without valid medical documentation Students must complete EACH component of the course to pass Any written submissions may be screened through www.turnitin.com

Instructions for Seminar Chairing: Each student will choose a reading from the list of seminar readings (see last 2 pages of syllabus) and lead the class in the discussion of that reading on the scheduled day. This is NOT a presentation of the reading, the chair is responsible for directing discussion around issues/questions raised by classmates (see next section) and reflecting the reading to issues brought up in the lecture(s), other readings, and/or other class discussion. Included in the chairs‟ responsibilities will be the development and distribution of a handout synthesizing questions/issues and outlining the discussion plan. The assignment of seminars will be completed on a first come-first serve basis.

Instructions for Response Papers: Each student is required to complete each seminar reading and write a brief response paper that should highlight issues in the reading as well as reflections on connections to other course material. This paper will be no longer than 1-2 pages and should include some questions for discussion. These response papers are NOT content tests, they must include some critical analysis/application of the reading. The response papers are due to the seminar chair and myself in the class BEFORE the scheduled seminar. Students must submit ALL response papers or they will receive a grade of 0/20. Responses will also be required for selected lecture readings (see attached). Response papers submitted late will be docked two letter grades per day, this includes the seminar chair‟s copy of the response paper.

Instructions on Participation: Engaged participation in discussions is integral to any seminar-based class. All students are expected to come to every class prepared to discuss the scheduled readings specifically and their connections to other readings more generally. Students must also discuss ideas in a manner that is respectful of others, even in cases of disagreement. As well, there is such a thing as TOO MUCH participation. We all must remain aware of the need to give time for everyone to contribute. Students will be given three confidential warnings if they are not participating at the expected level, failure to improve will result in a grade of 0/20.

Instructions for Application Paper: Students will be applying each of the six contemporary theories covered in this course to the film CRASH. THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER, the only sources to be referenced other than the film are readings and class discussions. Applications to the film should focus in on specific characters/storylines/scenes. This assignment holds the single heaviest weighting toward the final grade. Students must start working on it early. Drafts with applications of Marxism, Left Realism, and Feminism are due on Oct 19th and each student will meet individually with the professor for feedback the following week. Failure to submit a draft and/or meet for feedback will result in a grade of 0/25 for this component.

ATTENDANCE POLICY Students are expected to attend EVERY class and arrive ON TIME. Medical absences may be excused with valid documentation. Students are permitted 3 (three) unexcused absences after which you will be required to withdraw from the class. Arriving late is not acceptable; two late arrivals will be counted as one unexcused absence.

Class Schedule: (required readings in italics) Tues Aug 31 Introduction to Class Review of Syllabus What is a Seminar? Assignment of Seminar Chairs

Thurs Sept 2 Class Discussion of What is a Seminar? Assignment of Seminar Chairs

Tues Sept 7 Review of the History of Criminological Theory and Thurs Sept 9 Simpson Intro, Chp 1 & Part II Schwartz&Hatty Intro Maclean&Milovanovic New Directions in Critical Criminology

Tues Sept 14 Lecture – Marxism Schwartz&Hatty Chp 1 Spitzer “Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance” Ross Chp 2

Thurs Sept 16 Seminars – Marxism Tues Sept 21

Thurs Sept 23 Lecture – Left Realism Young “The Failure of Criminology” Young “The Ten Points of Left Realism”

Tues Sept 28 Seminars – Left Realism Thurs Sept 30

Tues Oct 5 Lecture – Feminism Schwartz&Hatty Chp 2 Daly & Chesney-Lind “Feminism and Criminology”

Thurs Oct 8 NO CLASS

Tues Oct 12 NO CLASSES Thurs Oct 14 OCTOBER BREAK

Tues Oct 19 Portfolio Workshop DRAFT APPLICATION PAPER DUE

Thurs Oct 21 Seminars – Feminism Tues Oct 26

Thurs Oct 28 NO CLASSES Tues Nov 2 APP PAPER CONFERENCES

Thurs Nov 4 Lecture – Peacemaking Schwartz&Hatty Chp 7 Quinney “The Way of Peace”

Tues Nov 9 Seminar – Peacemaking

Thurs Nov 11 NO CLASS – VETERANS DAY

Tues Nov 16 Seminar – Peacemaking

Thurs Nov 18 Lecture – Post Modernism Shwartz&Hatty Chps 4&5 Schwartz & Friedrichs “Postmodern Thought and Criminological Discontent”

Tues Nov 23 Seminar – Post Modernism

Thurs Nov 25 NO CLASSES - THANKSGIVING

Tues Nov 30 Lecture – /Late Modernism Garland & Sparks “Criminology, Social Theory and the Challenge of Our Times” Young “From Inclusive to Exclusive Society”

Thurs Dec 2 Seminars – Cultural Criminology/Late Modernism Tues Dec 7

Thurs Dec 9 Receive Final Take-Home Exam

Tues Dec 14 Application Paper Due

Mon Dec 20 FINAL EXAM DUE (by 4pm)

Academic Fraud: Students are reminded that the University regulations on instructional offences and plagiarism are strictly enforced. In particular, students are warned against plagiarism, cheating, and/or handing in the same assignment for two or more courses without formal permission of all instructors involved. Plagiarizing includes using or passing another‟s ideas as ones own without clearly acknowledging the original author or thinker. All students should be familiar with UMPI policy regarding academic dishonesty. Please see your catalogue and www.umpi.maine.edu/stulife/stacintp.htm. Any written submissions may be screened through turnitin.com. Plagiarism will be penalized by an F in the course.

Please Note: It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that a written assignment has been submitted. To avoid problems with lost or misplaced assignments, students should retain a hard copy of all written work until the final course grades are approved. Any assignments submitted electronically will not be considered complete until there has been receipt of the submission.

Human Rights Statement: The College of Professional Programs supports the rights of instructors and students to work/study without fear of prejudice on the basis of gender, race, class, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, and political or religious affiliation.

Special Accommodations: Any students requiring special accommodations for tests and assignments are directed to see Student Support Services as soon as possible. (768-9613)

Classroom Deportment: It is expected that all students in this class remain focused during class time and desist from: chatting outside of discussion; texting; using computers (other than for note taking); using cell phones (other than emergencies). Students engaging in these activities are distracting for both the instructor and other students. Students who fail to keep their focus on classroom work (lecture, discussion, film, presentation etc) will be asked to leave the class and may be required to withdraw from the course.

As a member of the university community, I pledge to: Pursue academic excellence, Support open inquiry and civil expression, Listen respectfully to the viewpoints of others, Participate responsibly in the life of the community, Conserve and enhance the beauty of the campus, Help all members of the university community to realize their potentials.

THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE A STUDENT WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COURSE FOR PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR OR ATTENDANCE

*COURSE INFORMATION IN THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

SOC 430 – FALL 2010 - SEMINAR DATES, READINGS & CHAIRS: DATE/THEORY READING CHAIR Thurs Sept 16 – MARXISM Bohm “Understanding Crime and Social Lisa Control in Market Economies” (Ross Chp 3) Response due Sept 14 Tues Sept 21– MARXISM Beckett & Sasson “The War on Crime as Lisa Hegemonic Strategy: A Neo-Marxian Theory of the New Punitiveness in US Criminal Justice Policy” (Simpson Chp 4) response due Sept 16 Tues Sept 28 – LEFT REALISM DeKeseredy “Left Realism on Inner-City Violence (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 3) response due Sept 23 Thurs Sept 30 – LEFT REALISM Lea (2002) “The Decomposition of Crime Control” (binder) response due Sept 28 Thurs Oct 21 – FEMINISM Flavin “Razing The Wall: A Feminist Critique of Sentencing Theory, Research, and Policy (Ross Chp 11) response due Oct 5 Tues Oct 26 – FEMINISM Miller “Feminist Theories of Women‟s Crime: Robbery as a Case Study” (Simpson Chp 2) response due Oct 21 Tues Nov 9 – PEACEMAKING Fuller “Peacemaking Criminology” (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 7) response due Nov 4 Tues Nov 16 – PEACEMAKING Sarre “: A Paradigm of Possibility” (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 8) response due Nov 9 Tues Nov 23 – POSTMODERNISM Arrigo “Postmodern Justice and Critical Criminology: Positional, Relational, and Provisional Science” (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 4) response due Nov 18 Thurs Dec 2 – CULTURAL/LATE Young “Essentializing the Other: MODERNISM Demoralization and the Creation of Monstrosity” (binder) response due Nov 30 Tues Dec 7 – CULTURAL/LATE Young “The Criminology of Intolerance: MODERNISM Zero Tolerance Policing and the American Prison Experiment” (binder) response due Dec 2

SOC 430 – FALL 2009 - DUE DATES: DUE DATE ASSIGNMENT READING Thurs Sept 2 Directed Response „What is a Seminar‟ packet (handout) Paper Thurs Sept 9 Directed Response Maclean & Milovanovic New Directions in Critical Criminology Papers (x4) (binder) Tues Sept 14 Response Papers Spitzer “Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance” (on reserve)

Bohm “Understanding Crime and Social Control in Market Economies” (Ross Chp 3)

Thurs Sept Response Paper Beckett & Sasson “The War on Crime as Hegemonic Strategy: A 16 Neo-Marxian Theory of the New Punitiveness in US Criminal Justice Policy” (Simpson Chp 4)

Thurs Sept Response Papers Young “The Failure of Criminology” (binder) 23 DeKeseredy “Left Realism on Inner-City Violence (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 3)

Tues Sept 28 Response Paper Lea “The Decomposition of Crime Control” (binder)

Tues Oct 5 Response Papers Daly & Chesney-Lind “Feminism and Criminology” (binder)

Flavin “Razing The Wall: A Feminist Critique of Sentencing Theory, Research, and Policy (Ross Chp 11)

Tues Oct 19 Draft Application Paper Marxism, Left Realism, Feminism Readings

Thurs Oct 21 Response Paper Miller “Feminist Theories of Women‟s Crime: Robbery as a Case Study” (Simpson Chp 2)

Thurs Nov 4 Response Papers Quinney “The Way of Peace” (binder)

Fuller “Peacemaking Criminology” (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 7)

Tues Nov 9 Response Paper Sarre “Restorative Justice: A Paradigm of Possibility” (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 8)

Thurs Nov Response Papers Schwartz & Friedrichs “Postmodern Thought and Criminological 18 Discontent” (binder)

Arrigo “Postmodern Justice and Critical Criminology: Positional, Relational, and Provisional Science” (Schwartz & Hatty Chp 4)

Tues Nov 30 Response Papers Garland & Sparks “Criminology, Social Theory and the Challenge of Our Times” (binder) Young “From Inclusive to Exclusive Society” (binder)

Young “Essentializing the Other: Demoralization and the Creation of Monstrosity” (binder) Thurs Dec 2 Response Paper Young “The Criminology of Intolerance: Zero Tolerance Policing and the American Prison Experiment” (binder)

Tues Dec 14 Application Paper All readings (final) Mon Dec 20 Final Exam All readings Tues Jan 18 PORTFOLIO ALL COURSES

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