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Outline Sociology of Social Control |
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OBJECTIVES |
 This
upper-level undergraduate course engages students in the sociological
study
of the societal construction and response to deviance and crime. The
perspective
of this course is not centered on deviance and crime, but on the manner
in which a society attempts to control deviant and/or criminal
behavior.
The
themes of this course involve a broad selection of topics in the
sociology
of social control.
First, the course provides an overview of theories in the
sociology of social control and traces the history of the
concept of social control in American sociology. Second, we
discuss aspects in the history of social control and
punishment from the 18th century onwards. Third, we analyze
the contemporary culture of incarceration. Fourth, we focus on
the history and contemporary conditions of international
police work. And, fifth, we analyze sociological aspects of
the policing of terrorism, both at home and abroad.
The
objectives of this course are to understand some of the specific
characteristics
of the manner in which sociologists study social control as well as
some
of the patterns and dynamics of social control in a variety of societal
settings. Active student participation is appreciated.
Prerequisites:
Please note
that this is a relatively demanding course, which will
require, on average, at least four hours of work outside of
class every week. The lectures, readings, and assignments for
this course are extensive and of the highest academic rigor.
This course is primarily designed for sociology majors and
minors at the senior and junior levels, but other students
with sufficient background knowledge in relevant issues are
welcome to sign up. A necessary prerequisite for this course
is any sociology 300-level course, or SOCY 540, or consent of
the instructor. Graduate students taking this course need the
instructor’s permission. Students enrolled in this course
should have read, and agree to the terms provided in, this
syllabus.
The complete course syllabus
is sent by email to all registered students before the first
class.
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Introduction
I. Sociological Theories of Social Control
II. The History of Social Control & Punishment
III. The Contemporary Culture of Incarceration
IV. International Policing
V. The Policing of Terrorism
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The grade for this course is calculated on the basis of three
tests, one research paper, and a final exam that is
cumulative.
The final
grade will be determined as follows: A = 90% or more; B+ = 86%
or more; etc. There is no grading curve. The final exam is
cumulative.
The
assignments count for a total of 200 points, distributed as
follows:
Test 1:
30 points
Test 2: 30 points
Test 3: 30 points
Research Paper: 30 points
Final Exam: 80 points
Additional
details about assignments and class policies are
explicated in the syllabus.
FINAL
EXAM: Check the Final Exam Schedule on the Registrar’s
Office webpages.
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The
required readings for this course consist of three books and a series of
research articles.
BOOKS
1)
Michel Foucault. 1977. Discipline
and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. New York: Vintage Books.
2)
Michael Bayer. 2010.
The Blue Planet:
Informal International Police Networks and National
Intelligence. [ ]
Washington, DC: National Intelligence
Defense College. [ONLINE
PDF FILE]
3)
Mathieu Deflem. 2010. The
Policing of Terrorism: Organizational and Global Perspectives. New
York: Routledge.
REQUIRED
ARTICLES (available online)
Social
Control [], by Edward A. Ross. American Journal of Sociology
1(5):513-535,
1896.
Social
Control. IV. Suggestion [], by Edward A. Ross. American Journal of
Sociology
2(2):255-263, 1896.
Perspectives
on the Concept of Social Control [], by Robert F. Meier. Annual Review of
Sociology 8:35-55, 1982.
The
Concept of Social Control: Theories and Applications, by Mathieu Deflem.
Conference paper, Université de Haute Bretagne (Rennes 2), Rennes, France, November 2007.
A
Summary of David Garland's The Culture of Control, by
Mathieu Deflem and Stephen Chicoine. Unpublished
summary notes, 2010.
Bureaucratization
and Social Control: Historical Foundations of International Police
Cooperation,
by Mathieu Deflem. Law & Society Review 34(3):601-640,
2000.
Technology
and the Internationalization of Policing: A Comparative-Historical
Perspective,
by Mathieu Deflem. Justice Quarterly 19(3):453-475, 2002.
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| GRADUATE
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students (M.A., Ph.D.) who take this course have to read all of the
books
for this course, the online articles mentioned in the schedule, as well
as the following supplementary articles, all of which are available
online.
Graduate students also have to complete the tests and they
have
to write a mid-term paper and a final research paper. This is for
graduate
students only!
Readings on Terrorism & Counterterrorism
Terrorism,
Domestic Spying, by Mathieu Deflem and Lisa Dilks. Pp. 931-933 in Encyclopedia of
Social Problems, edited by Vincent N. Parrillo. Thousdand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications, 2008.
Whose
Face at the Border? Homeland Security and Border Policing Since 9/11,
by Mathieu Deflem and
J. Eagle Shutt. Journal of Social and Ecological Boundaries
1(2):81-105, 2005.
Governmentality
and the War on Terror: FBI Project Carnivore and the Diffusion of Disciplinary
Power, by Holly E. Ventura, J. Mitchell Miller, and Mathieu Deflem. Critical Criminology
13(1):55-70, 2005.
Ending
the War on the War on Terror, by Mathieu Deflem. Review essay of Thwarting Enemies at
Home and Abroad, by William R. Johnson; and Under Construction: Making
Homeland Security at the Local Level, by Kerry B. Fosher. Contexts
78(4):76-78, 2009.
Terrorism, by Mathieu Deflem.
Pp. 533-540 in 21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook, edited
by J. Mitchell Miller. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2009.
Terrorism,
Counter-Terrorism Approaches, by Mathieu Deflem. Pp. 929-931 in Encyclopedia of Social
Problems, edited by Vincent N. Parrillo. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications,
2008.
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