Sociology: Compstat and 21St Century Criminology

Sociology: COMPstat and 21st Century Criminology

Grade Level: 11/12 Subject: Sociology Prepared By: L. Korpics 2015

Overview- New ways of fighting crime developed in the early 1990’s with the advent of the Rudy Performance Standards Addressed Giuliani Mayoral Campaign. The use of Broken Windows Theory to avoid Criminal Signalizing. Analysis of Theories, Comparison of short term and longterm causes Targeting small infractions (misdemeanors) and other quality of life issues seemed to have a and/or correlations for reduced crime rates. trickledown effect on the larger crime rates. Murder rates dropped by 60% in 2 years. Times Square and Grand Central Terminal became tourist attractions. New Companies returned to NYC and NYC became one of the lowest crime rate cities in the United States. Sociologists and Criminologists argue that there are other factors at play that determined this drop in crime.

Do Now: Teacher Objectives Student Guide What would be the best way to lower SWBAT: Analyze That changes in policing tactics Notes: Materials Needed the crime rate in the city of Newburgh? caused a reduction in crime in New York City in the Broken Windows Theory  Article: Giuliani Cracks early 90’s Crime Theories: Down on Crime Discuss The Broken Windows Theory stated that -Labeling I do: Notes on objectives targeting the desolate and vandalized areas and -Anomie  COMPstat as a Policing repairing the damage would attract a better How it may/may not lead to crime Tool We do: Notes demographic.Describe COMPstat is a technological COMPstat  Excerpt from tool to use behavioral sociological analysis to detect Kitty Genovese Deconstructed Article – “Freakonomics” They Do: crime before it happens, target needed resources how much did the journalist take liberties  NY Times Article: Exit Quiz and save time, determine crimes before they with the truth giving NYC a less than “Newburgh; Murder Capital HW happen, use GPS and cameras to create a “non truthful reputation that led to a self- of New York State” signaling” environment to deter crime. fulfilling prophecy  Article: Broken Windows SWBAT: Discuss Arguments against Broken Summary: Theory Windows Theory. Assessment: Quiz, Unit Exam, HW  CLIP: Philip Zimbardo: an Look at raw data that shows reduced youth rate in Article Assignment FINAL EXAM and Experiment in the South time period, Roe v Wade 20 years before reducing CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER Bronx on Criminal unwanted children growing up in poverty, improved Using APA Format (See separate plan) Signaling –group think economy, many jobs, removal of lead paint in  Kitty Genovese Syndrome: buildings which led to violence in youth 20 years Deconstructed Article. ago.

Sociology: Crime Analysis Data Part II: Unit IV 2 Grade Level: 11/12 Subject: Sociology Prepared By: L. Korpics 2015

Overview- The use of data is a primary means of assessing the meaning of many sociological Performance Standards Addressed. ASA: American Sociology issues. Discussion about possible causes and correlations of crime statistics will encourage Association Pre-College Board Prototype for AP Sociology students to participate in critical thinking in groups to come to an agreement about the causes of Courses. NYU Sociology Curriculum crime in their chosen region. Understand the types of crimes, incidence of poverty and crime as a connection and unreported crimes. Utliize Data as a learning tool in criminology/sociology.

Do Now(s): Teacher Objectives Student Guide  In a group of five (5), have each Materials Needed SWBAT: Evaluate and analyze statistics to determine member have one of each form for  Text: “Sociology: HOLT. possible correlations between certain demographics, analysis. (poverty, race, socioeconomic), and the incidence of  Crime Stats:NY  How could you use these statistics reported crimes. Cooperate in groups to come to a  Crime Stats: Florida for a longitudinal study? conclusion and summarize and present back to class their  Crime Stats: U.S. findings. Understand: Strain Theory, Dysfunction Theory,  What changes have you noticed in  Crime Stats: Arizona the longterm changes in Florida Anomie Theory, and others. and how would you explain the changes?  How could those Lexus commercials shown around Christmas trigger Anomie Theory? They Do: I do: Handouts on Crime, Explanation of Statistics Readings: Amish Unreported Crime CRIME: Causes and Correlations Activity: Crime Statistics: In your group you will evaluate statistics We do: Analzye statistics, activity In a group, students will analyze different about crime, brainstorm reasons for this examples of crime statistics from a variety of data, write down your conclusions and regions and time periods categorized from present back to the class. murder/manslaughter, violent crime, rape, burglary, property crime, etc Using the handouts – they will brainstorm possible correlations using each criminology theory

Verification Theories: Labeling, Conflict, Differential Association, TEST: Culture, Deviance and Crime: Friday. (“What did we learn) Anomie, Dysfunction, Geographic. FIVE WEEKS: end