- The study of Crime has been going on for over
100 years as discussed in your chapter.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.jus.uio.no/ifk/engelsk/criminology)
and briefly summarize the definition of Criminology, along with some information
on its early roots as a science.
- The term "Crime" is defined in your
text.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.encarta.msn.com)
and define the term "crime" and also list the necessary elements
that have to be present for an incident to be considered a crime.
- In your text Criminologists are discussed along
with the areas of research that they focus on.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.criminology.fsu.edu)
and find out what specific reasons or areas that Criminologists look into
regarding crime and its causation.
- In this chapter the U.S. crime rate is surveyed.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs)
and find out if the crime rate is going up or down in the U.S., along with
the main reasons for the rise/fall of the crime rate.
- Cesare Lombroso was an Italian scientist who studied in the area of Criminology as mentioned in your chapter.
Internet Exercise: Go to the web site (www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/lombroso.htm) and scroll down to read the contents. Then, answer these questions:
- Describe Lombroso's research on criminal populations.
- What, in particular, were Lombroso's assumptions about female offenders?
- Was he a valuable contributor to the science of criminology? Why or why not?
Internet Exercise: Go to the web site for the American Society of Criminology (www.asc41.com/)
- Click on "History of the ASC." Who does the American Society of Criminology represent? If you were a criminologist, why would you want to be a member of the ASC?
- Scroll down to "Professional Employment" and take a look at the position announcements in the publication The Criminologist. What kinds of positions are open for people who have credentials in criminology?
Internet Exercise: The "reach" of criminology is well illustrated by this web site, which deals with criminal profiling research (www.criminalprofiling.ch/methodoverview.html)
Read the contents of the opening page, concerning the criminal profiling process. Then, respond to the following:- Briefly identify the seven steps in the criminal profiling process.
- If you were a law enforcement official, how might you utilize this process in doing your job?
Internet Exercise: Go to the web site for the Terrorism Research Center, Inc. (www.terrorism.com)
- Scroll down the web site and examine the latest "headlines" surrounding terrorist activities in the world. If you have time, you may wish to click on some of the subtopics within this site (see these areas listed at the far left-hand side of site) Use what you have learned from reading Chapter 1 in order to better understand these current developments involving terrorism.
