THE COURSE IS OFFERED AS AN ELECTIVE AND STUDENTS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL. BOTH THE SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS OFFER THE COURSE AS A CREDIT TO SATISFY THEIR RESPECTIVE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY, INCLUDING CONCEPTS OF CRIME, THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION AND CRIME TYPOLOGIES. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE HISTORIC, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND POLITICAL POLICIES THAT HAVE SHAPED THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY. LECTURES WILL PARALLEL THE TEXT BUT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INCLUDING CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL), IDEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND DEVIANT AND CRIMINAL SUBCULTURES.
THE COURSE EXAMINES AND CRITICALLY ANALYZES FROM THE TEXTBOOK:
THE COURSE EXAMINES AND CRITICALLY ANALYZES FROM OUTSIDE ACADEMIC SOURCES:
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
FRANK TRIDICO IS AN ADJUNCT FACULTY INSTRUCTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. HE IS ALSO LISTED AT WAYNE STATE'S OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS DATABASE AS A FACULTY EXPERT ON HATE CRIMES, HATE GROUPS AND MILITIA ORGANIZATIONS. HIS RESEARCH HAS ENTAILED THE INTERVIEWING OF FAR RIGHT GROUPS IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ORDER OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, UNITED IMPERIAL KLANS, KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN AND THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, HIS RESEARCH HAS INCLUDED INTERVIEWING MILITIA GROUPS IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN CITIZENS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL HERITAGE (ACPCH).
FURTHER INFORMATION: franktridico@yahoo.com
LAST UPDATE: June 26th, 2002
