Culturally Created Criminals: An Introduction to Criminology
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 250
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Culturally Created Criminals: An Introduction to Criminology takes the reader on a journey through our society and criminal justice system, told through the words of a long time college educator and self-professed True Crime junkie.
The third book from Potter, Culturally Created Criminals blends her combination of Sociological and Legal knowledge with pop culture for the perfect college text or for fun Criminology read.
Real life cases and analysis, questions to consider, and additional activities all lend themselves to perfect classroom companions.
Acknowledgments
Amanda’s Photography Statement
A Little Bit about the Author
On Culturally Created Criminals
INTRO: Talking about Crime
What Is Criminology?
Section 1
Chapter 1 Justice: What Is Justice? How to Get it? Is it Possible?
Cases where it Just Doesn’t Feel Like “Justice Is Served”
Philosophy, Morality, and Ethics
Are some people BAD?
Is PUNISHMENT Effective?
Is Our Current System Ethical?
A Culture of Fairness?
You have a right to a lawyer—but
Justice for Some and Not Others?
Questions to Consider
Chapter 2 Theories of Criminal Behavior
Crime
Breaking Norms
Limited Opportunities
A Culture of Criminal Coolness
A Place for Psychology
Labeling Theory
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Questions to Consider
Chapter 3 Crime Statistics
Why, You Ask?
Uniform Crime Report
Victim Reporting
Limitations
Using Stats in Research
What if You Do Your Study and Find Out You were Wrong?
What if You Can’t Get Good Data
Questions to Consider
Chapter 4 Types of Crime
Felony
Misdemeanor
White Collar Crime
State versus Federal
Decriminalization and Legalization
Questions to Consider
Chapter 5 Victims
Reporting Crime
Statute of Limitations
Why Some Don’t Use the System
Victim Blame and Shame
WHO the Victim Is Shouldn’t Matter, but in Some Cases, it Does
Likelihood to Be Victimized
Living in Fear
Questions to Consider
Section 2
Chapter 6 Policing
The Career of a Police Officer
Dangers of the Duty
Cultural Views—Good and Bad
Misuse of Power
Detectives
Questions to Consider
Chapter 7 Judicial System
Juvenile Justice
Adult System
Military Justice System—Uniform Code of Military Justice
Distrust in the Judicial System
Judicial Misconduct
Questions to Consider
Chapter 8 Prisons and Correctional System
Prisoners’ Rights
Punishment versus Rehabilitation
College Studies while Incarcerated
Impact on Families
Hope for a Better Future
Questions to Consider
Chapter 9 Rehabilitation and Reentry
High Recidivism Rates
Drug Court
Probation Period
Criminal Record
Reentry Done Successfully
Questions to Consider
Chapter 10 Psychological Impacts
Depression
Anger
Need for Medication
AA, Al Anon, Nar Anon, and so on
Cycles of Abuse and Crime
Questions to Consider
Chapter 11 True Crime and Pop Culture
Crime Culture
The Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Effect
Dahmer Obsession
The Adnan Syed Case
West Memphis 3
Questions to Consider
Chapter 12 True Cases
1. Progressive Insurance: Paying a Lawyer to Defend Your Sister’s Killer
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
2. Navistar Corporation and a Workplace Shooting
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
3. Bank of New York: A Money Laundering Scandal
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
4. Facebook, Inc.: Who Is Responsible for Hate Speech?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
5. The United States Olympic Committee: Protecting Their Girls or The Gold?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
6. Paula Deen Ventures: Business Partnerships Imperiled Over a Choice of Words
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
7. Starbucks Corporation: Can Customers Breastfeed in a Coffee Shop?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
8. Apple Inc.: iPhone Data and Another FBI Investigation
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
9. Barneys New York: A Case of “Shop and Frisk”
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
10. JUUL: An Addictive, Compulsive Product or a Path Away from Tobacco?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
Chapter 13 Conclusion
Chapter 14 Activities
1. How Criminal Are You?
2. Heal the System: Social Movement
3. Stand And Deliver—Law School Simulation
4. Criminal Judgments
5. Debate
6. Be the Judge
Chapter 15 Soundtrack for a Better System by DJ Jay Rose
Jessica Potter is a passionate Professor of Sociology and a committed teacher of life-altering, mind-opening truths. She has an MA in Sociology from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia College of Law, and teaches a wide variety of Sociology and Criminal Justice courses. The Introduction to Sociology course is her personal favorite, and she enjoys connecting with students and guiding them through the mind-opening journey of utilizing the Sociological imagination. A DC native, she enjoys teaching in person and online for a variety of universities and community colleges all over the country. When not teaching and mentoring students, Jessica enjoys exercising on nature trails, practicing yoga, eating vegan food, collecting vinyl, reading, running her spiritual life coaching business: Soul Coaching with Jessica, and spending time with her two rescue dogs.
Culturally Created Criminals: An Introduction to Criminology takes the reader on a journey through our society and criminal justice system, told through the words of a long time college educator and self-professed True Crime junkie.
The third book from Potter, Culturally Created Criminals blends her combination of Sociological and Legal knowledge with pop culture for the perfect college text or for fun Criminology read.
Real life cases and analysis, questions to consider, and additional activities all lend themselves to perfect classroom companions.
Acknowledgments
Amanda’s Photography Statement
A Little Bit about the Author
On Culturally Created Criminals
INTRO: Talking about Crime
What Is Criminology?
Section 1
Chapter 1 Justice: What Is Justice? How to Get it? Is it Possible?
Cases where it Just Doesn’t Feel Like “Justice Is Served”
Philosophy, Morality, and Ethics
Are some people BAD?
Is PUNISHMENT Effective?
Is Our Current System Ethical?
A Culture of Fairness?
You have a right to a lawyer—but
Justice for Some and Not Others?
Questions to Consider
Chapter 2 Theories of Criminal Behavior
Crime
Breaking Norms
Limited Opportunities
A Culture of Criminal Coolness
A Place for Psychology
Labeling Theory
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Questions to Consider
Chapter 3 Crime Statistics
Why, You Ask?
Uniform Crime Report
Victim Reporting
Limitations
Using Stats in Research
What if You Do Your Study and Find Out You were Wrong?
What if You Can’t Get Good Data
Questions to Consider
Chapter 4 Types of Crime
Felony
Misdemeanor
White Collar Crime
State versus Federal
Decriminalization and Legalization
Questions to Consider
Chapter 5 Victims
Reporting Crime
Statute of Limitations
Why Some Don’t Use the System
Victim Blame and Shame
WHO the Victim Is Shouldn’t Matter, but in Some Cases, it Does
Likelihood to Be Victimized
Living in Fear
Questions to Consider
Section 2
Chapter 6 Policing
The Career of a Police Officer
Dangers of the Duty
Cultural Views—Good and Bad
Misuse of Power
Detectives
Questions to Consider
Chapter 7 Judicial System
Juvenile Justice
Adult System
Military Justice System—Uniform Code of Military Justice
Distrust in the Judicial System
Judicial Misconduct
Questions to Consider
Chapter 8 Prisons and Correctional System
Prisoners’ Rights
Punishment versus Rehabilitation
College Studies while Incarcerated
Impact on Families
Hope for a Better Future
Questions to Consider
Chapter 9 Rehabilitation and Reentry
High Recidivism Rates
Drug Court
Probation Period
Criminal Record
Reentry Done Successfully
Questions to Consider
Chapter 10 Psychological Impacts
Depression
Anger
Need for Medication
AA, Al Anon, Nar Anon, and so on
Cycles of Abuse and Crime
Questions to Consider
Chapter 11 True Crime and Pop Culture
Crime Culture
The Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Effect
Dahmer Obsession
The Adnan Syed Case
West Memphis 3
Questions to Consider
Chapter 12 True Cases
1. Progressive Insurance: Paying a Lawyer to Defend Your Sister’s Killer
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
2. Navistar Corporation and a Workplace Shooting
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
3. Bank of New York: A Money Laundering Scandal
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
4. Facebook, Inc.: Who Is Responsible for Hate Speech?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
5. The United States Olympic Committee: Protecting Their Girls or The Gold?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
6. Paula Deen Ventures: Business Partnerships Imperiled Over a Choice of Words
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
7. Starbucks Corporation: Can Customers Breastfeed in a Coffee Shop?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
8. Apple Inc.: iPhone Data and Another FBI Investigation
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
9. Barneys New York: A Case of “Shop and Frisk”
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
10. JUUL: An Addictive, Compulsive Product or a Path Away from Tobacco?
Professor Potter points
Courtroom questions
Chapter 13 Conclusion
Chapter 14 Activities
1. How Criminal Are You?
2. Heal the System: Social Movement
3. Stand And Deliver—Law School Simulation
4. Criminal Judgments
5. Debate
6. Be the Judge
Chapter 15 Soundtrack for a Better System by DJ Jay Rose
Jessica Potter is a passionate Professor of Sociology and a committed teacher of life-altering, mind-opening truths. She has an MA in Sociology from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia College of Law, and teaches a wide variety of Sociology and Criminal Justice courses. The Introduction to Sociology course is her personal favorite, and she enjoys connecting with students and guiding them through the mind-opening journey of utilizing the Sociological imagination. A DC native, she enjoys teaching in person and online for a variety of universities and community colleges all over the country. When not teaching and mentoring students, Jessica enjoys exercising on nature trails, practicing yoga, eating vegan food, collecting vinyl, reading, running her spiritual life coaching business: Soul Coaching with Jessica, and spending time with her two rescue dogs.