2025
Instructor Course Packs by the open textbook "Introduction to Criminology: An Equity Lens"
This course for advanced undergraduate students was designed to be taught as an online course with no synchronous meetings over a 10 week term at Western Oregon University. Included in this course are major ancillary materials: In addition to the OER Text, Instructor used lecture slide decks (not included) discussions, journals, Flippity columns, and an optional study guide via crossword puzzle. List all course-level learning outcomes. Identify the various categories and typologies of crime and explain how crime rates are recorded. Understand how methods of measuring crime rates impact the ability of researchers to analyze and understand how crime disproportionately impacts various groups. Identify key criminological theories (and identify the theorists and researchers commonly associated with those theories) and their policy implications. Demonstrate the ability to apply criminological theories in real-world contexts (e.g., make connections between real-world experiences/observations and the ideas presented by criminological theorists). Instructor Materials Syllabus Instructor Guide Course Map Week 1: Discussion #1 - Ridiculous Crimes Week 1: Journal #1 - Criminology Week 2: Discussion #2 - Criminology Cartoon Compare & Contrast Week 3: Discussion #3 - Social Media Week 3: Journal #2 - Case Breakdown Week 4: Journal #3 - Biological Theories Week 5: Discussion #4 - Case Breakdown Week 5: Assignment #1 - Life-Course Disruption Week 6: Journal #4 - Moral Panics Week 7: Assignment #2 - Choose Your Adventure Week 8: Journal #5 - Story of a Criminal Week 9: Journal #6 - Violent Crime Reduction Week 10: Journal #7 - Media Analysis
Jessica René Peterson, Taryn VanderPyl, Mauri Matsuda, Jennifer Moreno, Curt Sobolewski