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Part I: Criminology Explained – The Evil Men (and Women) Do
Chapter 1 What Is Criminology? Understanding Crime and Criminals 1
Part II: Crime Causation – What We Do and Why We Do It
Chapter 2 Classical and Neoclassical Criminology: Choice and Consequences 17
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Chapter 3 Biological Roots of Criminal Behavior: It’s What We Are 29
Chapter 4 Biosocial and Other Contemporary Perspectives: Interaction Is Key 38
Chapter 5 Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior: 48
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It’s How We Think
Chapter 6 Social Structure: It’s How We Live 61
Chapter 7 Social Process and Social Development: It’s What We Learn 74
Chapter 8 Social Conflict: It’s How We Relate 91
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Part III: The Crime Picture – It’s Not Pretty
Chapter 9 Criminal Victimization: It’s Personal 104
Chapter 10 Crimes against Persons: What We Fear 116
Chapter 11 Crimes against Property: It’s What We Lose 131
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Chapter 12 White-Collar and Organized Crime: Crime as a Job 143
Chapter 13 Drug and Sex Crimes: Recreational Offenses 154
Part IV: Crime in the Modern World – Today’s Headlines
Chapter 14 Technology and Crime: It’s a Double-Edged Sword 165
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Chapter 15 Globalization and Terrorism: Our Small World 175
Testbank 181
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To the Instructor
This Instructor’s Manual (IM) with Test Bank is designed to accompany and complement the
fifth edition of Criminology: A Brief Introduction by Frank Schmalleger. It hopefully will make
your job more manageable and your teaching more effective. It provides you with a
comprehensive summary of the information in the textbook and serves as an easy-access
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reference to the issues presented in the textbook and to complementary materials.
The chapters of the IM correspond directly to the chapters in the textbook. Each chapter contains
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Chapter Overview: A summary of the chapter
Chapter Objectives: A list of the learning objectives that are identified in the textbook
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Lecture Outline: An outline of the main topics covered in the chapter and a list of teaching
suggestions.
List of Changes/Transition Guide: A list of the main changes that have been made to the text
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since the previous (third) edition. This makes it easy to update lesson plans, assignments, and
other course materials to reflect the new edition.
Additional Assignments and Class Activities: Ideas for additional lecture topics as well as
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activities that may be used in class or assigned to students to complete outside of class.
Suggested Answers to End-of-Chapter Assignments: The textbook contains a number of
questions at the end of each chapter, based on the chapter objectives. Although students’
personal opinions may play a role in their answers to these questions, most responses can be
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assessed in terms of basic information and common themes found throughout the textbook.
Sample suggested answers to the questions are provided.
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Sample Course Syllabus (10-week course)
COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Criminology
COURSE INFORMATION INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course Number: Instructor Name:
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Class Meeting Times: Office Location:
Class Meeting Location: Office Hours:
Telephone Number:
E-mail Address:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
1This course is designed to introduce students to the field of criminology, providing an overview
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of the issues involved in defining, measuring, and explaining crime. Students will learn about the
field of criminology, examine general characteristics of crime and criminals, review early and
contemporary theories which attempt to explain criminal behavior, and discuss crime in the
modern world.
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REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Criminology: A Brief Introduction, 5th edition by Frank Schmalleger.
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COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Examinations: There will be two non-cumulative examinations, including both multiple choice
and true/false questions. Each examination will contain 100 questions and be worth 100 points.
Examinations will cover materials presented in lectures and the textbook.
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Project Paper: Students will select a recent crime for which an offender has been apprehended
and convicted. Students will select a theory from the text and discuss how this theory explains
the offender’s behavior. The crime must be approved by the instructor. The paper will be in APA
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format and contain an introduction, the body of the research, and a conclusion. The paper must
contain in-text citations from at least five sources, including the textbook. The paper will be
worth 100 points.
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Class Participation: Participation in class is worth 50 points. Read and study the textbook
before each class and be prepared to ask and answer questions.
Assignments Points
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CONTENTS
To The Instructor iv
Sample Syllabi v
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Part I: Criminology Explained – The Evil Men (and Women) Do
Chapter 1 What Is Criminology? Understanding Crime and Criminals 1
Part II: Crime Causation – What We Do and Why We Do It
Chapter 2 Classical and Neoclassical Criminology: Choice and Consequences 17
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Chapter 3 Biological Roots of Criminal Behavior: It’s What We Are 29
Chapter 4 Biosocial and Other Contemporary Perspectives: Interaction Is Key 38
Chapter 5 Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior: 48
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It’s How We Think
Chapter 6 Social Structure: It’s How We Live 61
Chapter 7 Social Process and Social Development: It’s What We Learn 74
Chapter 8 Social Conflict: It’s How We Relate 91
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Part III: The Crime Picture – It’s Not Pretty
Chapter 9 Criminal Victimization: It’s Personal 104
Chapter 10 Crimes against Persons: What We Fear 116
Chapter 11 Crimes against Property: It’s What We Lose 131
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Chapter 12 White-Collar and Organized Crime: Crime as a Job 143
Chapter 13 Drug and Sex Crimes: Recreational Offenses 154
Part IV: Crime in the Modern World – Today’s Headlines
Chapter 14 Technology and Crime: It’s a Double-Edged Sword 165
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Chapter 15 Globalization and Terrorism: Our Small World 175
Testbank 181
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All Chapters Included
All Answers Included
KJHGFDS
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To the Instructor
This Instructor’s Manual (IM) with Test Bank is designed to accompany and complement the
fifth edition of Criminology: A Brief Introduction by Frank Schmalleger. It hopefully will make
your job more manageable and your teaching more effective. It provides you with a
comprehensive summary of the information in the textbook and serves as an easy-access
TE
reference to the issues presented in the textbook and to complementary materials.
The chapters of the IM correspond directly to the chapters in the textbook. Each chapter contains
the following sections:
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Chapter Overview: A summary of the chapter
Chapter Objectives: A list of the learning objectives that are identified in the textbook
TS
Lecture Outline: An outline of the main topics covered in the chapter and a list of teaching
suggestions.
List of Changes/Transition Guide: A list of the main changes that have been made to the text
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since the previous (third) edition. This makes it easy to update lesson plans, assignments, and
other course materials to reflect the new edition.
Additional Assignments and Class Activities: Ideas for additional lecture topics as well as
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activities that may be used in class or assigned to students to complete outside of class.
Suggested Answers to End-of-Chapter Assignments: The textbook contains a number of
questions at the end of each chapter, based on the chapter objectives. Although students’
personal opinions may play a role in their answers to these questions, most responses can be
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assessed in terms of basic information and common themes found throughout the textbook.
Sample suggested answers to the questions are provided.
In addition, several sample syllabi are provided for courses using Criminology: A Brief
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Introduction, fifth edition. Both 10-week and 16-week samples are included.
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KJHGFDS
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Sample Course Syllabus (10-week course)
COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Criminology
COURSE INFORMATION INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course Number: Instructor Name:
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Class Meeting Times: Office Location:
Class Meeting Location: Office Hours:
Telephone Number:
E-mail Address:
S
COURSE DESCRIPTION
1This course is designed to introduce students to the field of criminology, providing an overview
TS
of the issues involved in defining, measuring, and explaining crime. Students will learn about the
field of criminology, examine general characteristics of crime and criminals, review early and
contemporary theories which attempt to explain criminal behavior, and discuss crime in the
modern world.
O
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Criminology: A Brief Introduction, 5th edition by Frank Schmalleger.
LU
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Examinations: There will be two non-cumulative examinations, including both multiple choice
and true/false questions. Each examination will contain 100 questions and be worth 100 points.
Examinations will cover materials presented in lectures and the textbook.
TI
Project Paper: Students will select a recent crime for which an offender has been apprehended
and convicted. Students will select a theory from the text and discuss how this theory explains
the offender’s behavior. The crime must be approved by the instructor. The paper will be in APA
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format and contain an introduction, the body of the research, and a conclusion. The paper must
contain in-text citations from at least five sources, including the textbook. The paper will be
worth 100 points.
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Class Participation: Participation in class is worth 50 points. Read and study the textbook
before each class and be prepared to ask and answer questions.
Assignments Points
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