• Define terms related to the study of crime.
• Analyze the concept of criminology.
• Examine research and data collection methods used in criminology.
• Examine theories and principles of criminology.
• Describe the basic concepts of biological theories of criminal behavior.
• Distinguish between various types of crimes.
• Evaluate methods used to effectively deal with crimes.
• Analyze the relationship between drugs and crime.
• Assess laws and social policies that have been established to address crime in the United States
• Examine the future of crime

Homework will be given every week. You are responsible to learn the information on your homework assignments and retain the information you are presented. Every Friday you will be given a quiz from the information in your homework and class assignments. This quiz will be worth at least 30 points each week. There will be 10 quizzes over the course of this class. Make up quizzes must be taken on the day you return from the absence. You are responsible to see that this happens.

Projects will be given periodically. Late projects will not be accepted. At least one of these will be a group project. You will be graded on your participation in the project as well as the final presentation.

Grades will assessed as follows.

Projects: 30%

Tests: 30%

Grading Scale is as follows.

100%-94%=A 76%-74%=C

93%-90%=A- 73%-70%=C-

89%-87%=B+ 69%-67%=D+

86%-84%=B 66%-64%=D

83%-80%=B- 63%-60%=D-

79%-77%=C+ 59%-0%=E

Students are fully responsible for their own classroom conduct and will be expected to act like responsible citizens of the classroom community and follow classroom rules. Every student will begin the trimester with 60 classroom conduct points. (This will become part of your Quiz grade.) Points will be lost at 5 point intervals for excessive rudeness, excessive and constant disruption, tardiness, or an uncooperative attitude. Ten points will be deducted every time a student has to be asked to leave the classroom.