Violence in America
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 Professor Byrne                                                           Spring, 2016

 

Class Schedule: Violence in America

 

Date(Week #)

Topics Covered

Reading/Assignments

Jan.19,21

Violence in America: Introduction and overview:

Reidel & Welch1

Lecture 1 patterns of violence revised dec 9

Chapter 1 Powerpoint

cspan_presentation

 

Resource:

Violence term paper description 2016

 

 

Jan.26,28 (2)

Patterns of Violence: Time and Place

 

 

A Brief Hisory of Violence in America

 

Why are we a violent society? An overview of violence causation: Classical, biological, psychological, and sociological explanations

Reidel & Welch,2&3

Chapter 2a Powerpoint

Chapter 3 Powerpoint

Why Has Violent Crime Declined in the United

Violent US Cities:

watch?v=mB79HlsiYVg&app=desktop

Crime Mapping and Serial Killing

 

on line reading:

Levitt - Understanding Why Crime Rates fell

 

Feb. 2,4(3)

 

Murder and Assault: An overview of cause, prevention, and control

 

 

Violence global and national

Reidel & Welch 48

Chapter 4 Powerpoint

 

On line Reading:

Murder Lecture (3)

Andrea Yates:

watch?v=FjJuN9Qfr0I

Ted Bundy Interview

Ted Bundy video:

watch?v=_jttAd4iMUk

Pam Smart interview:

#sp=show-clips

 

Predicting Future Murderers:

watch?v=aZXawn-HrGw&app=desktop

KILLERS RUN FREE AS BOSTON COPS STYMIED

Louise Woodward case:

watch?v=JkKlSsFazwo&app=desktop

 

Feb. 9,11(4)

Predicting Violence

 

Feb. 9: Risk Prediction & Control: Do we need a department of pre-crime?

 

 

 

 

 

Feb. 11: Guest Lecture--

Dr. April Pattavina

 

NOTE: Term Paper Outline Due Tuesday,Feb. 9th

Tuesday's Class will be an online lecture:

On line reading: On line reading: predicting violence lecture

Lecture Notes

On line reading: Predicting violence

http://vachss.com/guest_dispatches/dvoskin2.html

 

on-line reading   Gladwell Profiling!!!

On-line reading: can science help us predict violent behavior?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9716365&sc=emaf

 

Video-Medicated to death:

https://www.corbettreport.com/medicated-to-death-ssris-and-mass-killings/

 

 Research on INTIMATE violence ; can intimate/family violence be predicted?

 

 

www.mosaicmethod.com

 

 

 

Feb.18 (5)

 

NOTE: No class Feb. 16th( Monday schedule)

Workplace Violence

Riedel and Welch, chapt. 9

Chapter 9 Powerpoint

 

Case Study: San Bernardino-workplace violence or terrorism(or both)?

 

Protecting our Caregivers from Workplace Violence

 

Workplace Violence: Issues in Response

 

Michael( Mucko)McDermott:

Portrait of a Killer

  NOTE: Midterm Exam Review Posted here.

Violence in America midterm review

 

 

 

Feb.23,25

(6)

Midterm Exam Review( Feb.23)

 

 

 Midterm Exam ( Feb. 25th)

 

 

 

 

March 1,3(7)

 

Rape and Sexual Assault

Violence and sexual assault in the "helping" professions

sex offenders and the internet

 

Chapter 8 Powerpoint family violence

 

 

Polyvictimization: Children's Exposure to Multiple Types of Violence, Crime and Abuse

Child Deaths Resulting From Inflicted Injuries: Household Risk Factors and Perpetrator Characteristics

Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Other Family Violence

Riedel and Welch, chapt. 6

Chapter 6 Powerpoint

Myths and Facts About Sex Offenders

The Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Phillip Garrido

Tracking sex-crime offenders gets trickier

Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics

Acquaintance Rape of College Students

Sexual Exploitation by Helping Professionals

The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States

Sexual Abuse in Social Context: Catholic Clergy and Other Professionals

Educator Sexual Misconduct

Ex-Youth Leader Gets 40 Years

McMartin preschool trial

 Fells Acres Day Care Center preschool trial

child-sex-charges-possible-Pennsylvania Coach

Sandusky-Grand-Jury-Presentment

 Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping

Resource Reading link: John Jay Study of Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

 

March 8,10(8)

 

School Violence: the legacy( and impact)of Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Newtown, Connecticut

 

 

Reidel &Welch 10

Chapter 10 Powerpoint

On line reading: case studies of Columbine and VT Murderers

Seung-Hui Cho

Northern Illinois University Shooting

For many, 'mean girl' practice starts early

The untouchable Mean Girls

System of secrecy allows bullies to thrive

Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence

Prosecutors: 9 teens charged in Phoebe Prince death

10 years later, the real story behind Columbine

Columbine Massacre

 

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/school/school2.pdf

Resource Reading link: Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence

 

March 14-March 20: Spring Break

Spring Break!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 22,24 (9)

Drugs, Gangs and Violence: Myths and Realities

Reidel & Welch  ( chapters 11,13)

 

Chapter 11 Powerpoint (2) Gangs

Chapter 13 Powerpoint (2) Drugs and Alcohol

FBI Gang Video

week 6 violence lecture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 29,31 (10)

 

 

 

UNDER THE GUN: Firearms and Violence

 

 

 Reidel & Welch, chapter 12

Resource Reading links on Firearms and Violence

 

 

April 5,7 (11)

Robbery: Cause, Prevention, and Control

 

Reidel & Welch 5

Chapter 5 Powerpoint

 

New Violent Robbery Initiative: Gets Help from an Older Federal Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 12,14 (12)

 

 NOTE: Term papers are due on April 14th

 

Cult Violence, Religion& violence/ terrorism, Hate crimes

 

 

Reidel& Welch chapters 7, 14

Chapter 7 Powerpoint

 In ClassVideo: David Koresh and Jim Jones:

watch?v=RQpy62jQXN0

Hate Groups Video

On line reading:

FBI Hate Crimes Statistics 2010

MSNBC Hate Crimes Video

Extremist-Right PDF

Lecture 9: Hate crimes...

Scott Roeder convicted of murder in shooting of abortion provider George Tiller

Killer Cults

David Koresh

FBI Warning:  Homegrown Terrorists

Oklahoma City Bombing

The Jonestown Massacre

Waco:  The Inside Story

 

April 19,21 (13)

 

 April 19:Guest Lecture: Carol Obrien, Commissioner of Corrections, State of Massachusetts

Institutional violence: Why do we need to care? What can we do to prevent and/or control prison violence? Are today’s prisoners being recruited by terrorist groups?

Online reading: Security threat groups in prison

Top 15 Most Violent Prisons Globally:

violent prison rankings top 15 globally

On-line reading:  The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/10/040510fa_fact

Myths and Realities of Prison Violence:  A Review of the Evidence

In Search of the Tossed Salad Man

15 Most Violent Prisons globally:

watch?v=McbmpiAq5rk

 

 

April 26,28 (14)

 

 

 

Future Directions in Violence Prevention and Control: Silk Road and the Rise of the Darknet

Riedel and Welch, Chapter 15

Final Exam Review Posted Here:

 

Three things that work to prevent, reduce, or stop violence:

main Link to Gugenheim report

 

May 2-7 (15)

FINAL EXAM PERIOD

Exam Date TBA