Paper Topic

Below is a write-up of the paper assignment for Sociology 220. I will also hand out a hard copy of this in class tomorrow:

Sociology 220A & B
Paper Topic
10/25/07

Locate 3 articles relevant to a particular crime type discussed in our text, Crime Types, and which you have an interest in finding out more. I would focus on more popular publications such as newspapers, popular magazines, and as a last resort, professional journals in criminology. The articles should each be at least two pages long, and NOT from the list of sources in Crime Types. In your paper I want you to discuss what insights these articles contain and then discuss them in the context of how Crime Types analyzes that particular type of criminal behavior. Do the articles support or not support the treatment of that type of crime in the text? Finally, I want you to address the question of the implications of what you've learned about this type of criminal behavior for policies to better control it or reduce it.

The paper should be 6-7 pages double-spaced typewritten. Please turn in copies of all three articles along with your paper. To cite any passages that you may quote, simply assign a number at the end of the quote and then put the source and page number (if applicable) at the end on an Endnotes page. That, of course, would include any passages from Crime Types you might use in your paper.

This paper is due on THURSDAY, NOV. 29TH, at which time everyone will have a brief opportunity to summarize your findings for the class (5 minutes tops).The paper is worth 50 points, and the presentation 5 points.