CJU 611 60 - Advanced Criminological Theories

  • Week 1 [unit]

    This week, please complete the following readings:

    For both undergraduate and master's students

    • Chapter 1 (pp. 1-13)
    • Chapter 2 (pp. 14-44)
    • Chapter 3 (pp. 45-69)

     

    Welcome to CJU 611/ CJ 104

     
    Week 1 Discussion Forum (Part 1) – Rubric
    Required
    Week 1 Discussion Forum (Part 1) – Rubric (Total- 20 points).xlsx
    Week 1 Discussion Forum (Part 2) – Rubric
    Required
    Week 1 Discussion Forum (Part 2) – Rubric (Total- 20 points).xlsx
    Observation Assignment – Master’s Level Rubric (Total: 70 points)
    Required
    Observation Assignment – Master’s Level Rubric (Total- 70 points).xlsx
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  • Week 2 [unit]

    This week, please complete the following readings:

    For undergraduate students

    • Chapter 4 (pp. 70–85)

    • Chapter 5 (pp. 86–122)

    For master’s students

    • Chapter 4 (pp. 70–85)

    • Chapter 5 (pp. 86–122)

    • Supplemental reading: McCuddy, T., Gallupe, O., Weulen Kranenbarg, M., & Weerman, F. (2025). Online peers and delinquency: Distinguishing influence, selection, and receptivity effects for offline and online peers with longitudinal data. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 10(4), 573–600.
    Weekly Reading Observation (Chapter 5) – Rubric
    Required
    Weekly Reading Observation (Chapter 5) – Rubric .xlsx
    Week 2 Discussion Forum – Rubric
    Required
    Week 2 Discussion Forum – Rubric (Total- 20 points).xlsx
    Observation Assignment – Master’s Level Rubric (Total- 70 points) (1)
    Required
    Observation Assignment – Master’s Level Rubric (Total- 70 points) (1).xlsx
    McCuddy, T. (2025). Online peers and delinquency
    Required
    McCuddy, T.2025 Online peers and delinquency.pdf
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  • Week 3 [unit]

    This week, please complete the following readings:

    For undergraduate students

    • Chapter 6 (pp. 123–148)

    • Chapter 7 (pp. 149–172)

    For master’s students
    Week 3 Discussion Forum Rubric
    Required
    Week 3 Discussion Forum – Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory.xlsx
    Costello, Social Control Theory Supp. Reading
    Required
    Costello Laub Article Adv. Crim.pdf
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  • Week 4 [unit]

    This week, please complete the following readings:

    For undergraduate students

    • Chapter 8 (pp. 173–189)

    • Chapter 9 (pp. 190–216)

    For master’s students

    • Chapter 8 (pp. 173–189)

    • Chapter 9 (pp. 190–216)

    • Supplemental reading: Kirk, D. S., & Papachristos, A. V. (2011). Cultural mechanisms and the persistence of neighborhood violence. American Journal of Sociology, 116(4), 1190–1233. https://doi.org/10.1086/655754

    Note: I have requested this article from the library, and you should now have access to it as a PDF.
    Week 4 Discussion Forum Rubric – Concentric Zone Theory
    Required
    Week 4 Discussion Forum – Concentric Zone Theory.xlsx
    Observation #2 Masters Rubric – Chapters 8–9 and Kirk & Papachristos (2011)
    Required
    Observation #2 – Masters Rubric_Week 4.xlsx
    Observation #2 – Chapter 9 Reading Response Rubric
    Required
    Observation #2 Rubric.xlsx
    Cultural Mechanisms and the Persistence of Neighborhood Violence Supp Reading
    Required
    Cultural Mechanisms and the Persistence of Neighborhood Violence 1.pdf
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  • Week 5 [unit]

    This week, please complete the following readings:

    For undergraduate students

    • Chapter 10 (pp. 217–240)

    • Chapter 11 (pp. 241–257)

    For master’s students

    • Chapter 10 (pp. 217–240)

    • Chapter 11 (pp. 241–257)

    • Article: Hester, R., & Hartman, T. K. (2017). Conditional race disparities in criminal sentencing: A test of the liberation hypothesis from a non-guidelines state. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 33(1), 77–100.
    Rubric: Graduate Article Critique Presentation
    Required
    Rubric-Graduate Article Critique Presentation.pdf
    Week 5 Discussion Forum Rubric– Consensus and Conflict Theory
    Required
    Week 5 Discussion Forum Rubric– Consensus and Conflict Theory.xlsx
    Observation #3 Rubric – Chapter 11 Critical Reading Response
    Required
    CJ 104_Week 5 Obeservation .xlsx
    Conditional Race Disparities in Criminal Sentencing Supp Reading
    Required
    Conditional Race Disparities in Criminal Sentencing.pdf
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  • Week 6 [unit]

    This week, please complete the following readings:

    For both undergraduate and master’s students

    • Chapter 12 (pp. 249–261)

    • Chapter 13 (pp. 262–287)
    Week 6 Discussion Forum Rubric – Women and the Criminal Justice System
    Required
    Week 6 Discussion Forum Rubric – Women and the Criminal Justice System.xlsx
    Exam 2 Rubric: Oral Recorded Video on Criminological Theory
    Required
    Exam 2 Rubric- Oral Recorded Video on Criminological Theory.docx
    FINAL EXAM RUBRIC (MASTERS): ORAL RECORDED VIDEO (Chapters 8 to 13)
    Required
    FINAL EXAM RUBRIC (MASTERS)- ORAL RECORDED VIDEO (Chapters 8 to 13).docx
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  • Week 7 [unit]

    This week, please complete the following readings:

    For both undergraduate students and master's students

    • Chapter 14 (pp. 298–315)

    • Chapter 15 (pp. 316–335)
    Final Paper – Undergraduate Students Rubric
    Required
    Final Paper – Undergraduate Students Rubric.xlsx
    Final Paper – Theory Application Research Paper (Master’s)
    Required
    Final Paper – Theory Application Research Paper (Master’s).xlsx
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  • Syllabus

    CJU611 Adv Criminological Theories Syllabus
    Required
    Adv. Criminological Theories Syllabus PDF.pdf
    CJ104 Crime Theory Syllabus
    Required
    CJ104 Crime Theory Syllabus PDF.pdf
    Welcome Video
    Required
    youtu.be
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  • Templates

    Writing Template for Final Paper
    Required
    Student-apa-7th-edition-template-without-abstract.docx
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