First Family Activity: "Crime Types' Chapter Reports

As I mentioned in class yesterday (Tues., 9/20), we are going to be dividing the class up into five groups (or families) tomorrow (Thurs., 9/22). In addition to dividing the class up into groups, I will also be assigning each group a chapter in "Crime Types" that you will be responsible for reporting on to the rest of the class. Each group will, then, read and prepare an oral report on your assigned chapter. Plan on taking roughly 30 minutes to cover each chapter and make sure that each group member contributes to this oral report. More specifically, in these oral reports I want you to address the following:
(1) A general overview of the chapter, including the selected articles. You might have each group member take a piece of this: for example, one or two of you focus on the introduction and then have other group members focus on each of the selected articles. PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO COVER EVERYTHING because that would take too long. Focus on key points and a few supporting examples and statistics. You need to exercise some selectivity here.
(2) Draw out at least a couple connections to the theories of criminal behavior that I am currently presenting in class lecture. And by "connections" I mean not only points which support a particular theory, but also points which may go against or contradict a theory.
(3) Identify implications of what you have learned about your crime type which may have some use in developing strategies for controlling or reducing that type of criminal behavior.
(4) Finally, I want each group to submit to me in writing (or via email) THREE SHORT-ANSWER EXAM QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS), which I may use on either the midterm exam (or the final exam, if we cover that chapter after the midterm exam).

Below is the list of groups and the chapter that each group will be responsible for:
GREEN FAMILY: CHAPTER 2: HOMICIDE AND ASSAULT
BLUE FAMILY: CHAPTER 3: VIOLENT SEX CRIMES
RED FAMILY: CHAPTER 4: ROBBERY
BLACK FAMILY: CHAPTER 5: BURGLARY
YELLOW FAMILY: CHAPTER 7: PUBLIC ORDER CRIME

In a couple weeks, I will post a schedule of dates when each group will be expected to give its presentation. At this point, my guess is that we will begin these presentations around Oct. 6th or the 11th. LET ME ALSO STRESS, HOWEVER, THAT EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR READING ALL OF "CRIME TYPES," NOT JUST THE CHAPTER YOUR GROUP IS REPORTING ON. I will be reporting on the other chapters in the book. This activity is worth 8 points for all PARTICIPATING group members.