Public Criminology

Sociology & Criminology are two disciplines focused around understanding interactions and the enforcement of laws. Sociology is the scientific study of large (macro) and small (micro) groups, how those groups interact and influence the advancement of society and humanity.   Criminology is the study of how laws are created, broken, and enforced in society. Criminologists looked at different processes and perspectives that influence an individual’s decision to commit a criminal or deviant act. The overall objective of this assignment is for students to critically think and able the scholarship and literature to real life societal crisis.    Students will pick a societal issue affecting society for my (sociology) class and a type of crime for my (criminology)class. The issue or crime that the students decide to pick they will:   ·      Describe the societal issue or crime ·      What are the characteristics ·      How is it affecting society? ·      If you were a sociologist or criminologist how would you go about “solving” the issue?   Students will then write 3-5 pages answering the above questions   Format:   ·      Times New Roman ·      12 Font ·      APA ·      MLA ·      Doubled Spaced ·      Citation/Reference Page ·      Cover Page: Title, Name, Date, Class Day & Time     Topic Examples:    Major Thinkers Theory Societal Institutions Social Policy Crime Race Gender Sexuality Inequality Socialization Culture Religion Aging & Elderly (Any other topic- run by professor first)