VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
FALL 2012
Format:
Essay (3-5) based on the review questions included below
Topics covered since the midterm: Reading assignments
Oct. 29, 31
(9)
Myths and Realities Reidel & Welsh 15
of Violence
Chapter 15 Powerpoint
prevention and
Crime Prevention and Soft Technology new
Control: What
works?
Myths and Facts About Sex Offenders
The Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Sex Offenders presentation (1)
Polyvictimization: Children's Exposure to Multiple Types of Vi
and Abuse
Assignment Two Paper 8am class due Oct 31
TurnItIn.com
Extension given for papers due to power outage for Nov. 2nd
Nov. 5, 7
(10)
Rape and Sexual
Assault
Reidel & Welch 6
Chapter 6 Powerpoint
Sexual Offender Research Link
Diane Sawyer Interview with Jaycee Dugard
Special Report on CDCRs Supervision of Parolee Phillip Garrid
Phillip Garrido
Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping
The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
Tracking sex-crime offenders gets trickier
Acquaintance Rape of College Students
Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforce
Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics
Nov. 14 (11)
NO
CLASS
NOV. 12
VETS
DAY
Violations of Trust?
Violence in the
family and in the
helping professions:
Reidel & Welch 8,
Chapter 8 powerpoint
Parents,Siblings, Doctors,
teachers, clergy, therapists,
coaches, & caregivers
The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Min
Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States
Violence in the Helping
Professions: Prevention
and Control Strategies
Child Deaths Resulting From Inflicted Injuries: Househ
Factors and Perpetrator Characteristics
Sexual Exploitation by Helping Professionals
Sexual Abuse in Social Context: Catholic Clergy and Ot
Professionals
Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Other Famil
The dangers were plain, but the killings went on-Domestic Ho
Family Violence reading online
The Structure of Family Violence PDF
Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook
Educator Sexual Misconduct
Ex-Youth Leader Gets 40 Years
Sandusky child sex charges possible
Sandusky-Grand-Jury-Presentment
Freeh Report on Sandusky at Penn State
Assignment Two Paper 9:30am class due Nov
Nov. 19, 21
(12)
Workplace
violence/Robbery
TurnItIn.com
Reidel & Welch 5, 9
Chapter 5 Powerpoint
Chapter 9 Powerpoint
Workplace Violence: Issues in Response
Protecting our Caregivers from Workplace Violence
Portrait of a Killer
New Violent Robbery Initiative: Gets Help from an Older Feder
Nov 26, 28
(13)
Cult
violence/Religion&
violence/Hate crimes
Reidel & Welsh chapter 7
Chapter 7 Powerpoint
FBI Hate Crime 2010
Hate Groups Video
MSNBC Hate Crimes Video
Extremist-Right PDF
Scott Roeder convicted of murder in shooting of abortion pro
Tiller
Lecture 9: Hate crimes...
Killer Cults
Waco: The Inside Story
David Koresh
FBI Warning: Homegrown Terrorists
Oklahoma City Bombing
The Jonestown Massacre
I escaped a Cult-Warren Jeffs and The Green
Dec 3, 5 (14)
School violence: Case
studies, the legacy of
Columbine and Virginia
Tech
This week Final exam review
released
Reidel & Welch 10
Chapter 10 Powerpoint
On line reading: case studies of columbine and VT murderers
Columbine Massacre
10 years later, the real story behind Columbine
Virginia Tech Panel Report
Northern Illinois University Shooting
Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence
Time Line of Worldwide School Shootings
For many, 'mean girl' practice starts early
The untouchable Mean Girls
System of secrecy allows bullies to thrive
Prosecutors: 9 teens charged in Phoebe Prince death
Dec. 10 (15)
Institutional
violence: Why do we
need to care? What can we
do to prevent and/or control
On-line reading: The Ghosts o
Ghraib
prison violence? Are today’s
prisoners being recruited by
terrorist groups?
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/10/040510fa_fact
Myths and Realities of Prison Violence: A Review of the Evide
In Search of the Tossed Salad Man
Nearly 90,000 raped in lockup, study finds
Online reading: Security threat groups in prison
BELOW YOU WILL FIND THE REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR OUR FINAL EXAM
To prepare, I recommend that you draft answers to each study question, using the materials,
lectures, links, and readings assigned since the midterm exam. I am interested in your critical
analysis, but be sure to demonstrate that you have read the materials assigned, including the
lectures, materials posted on website, and films viewed in class. As you look at the questions I
list below, you will notice that your answers require two things: (1) knowledge of the facts
needed to answer the question, and (2) critical thinking skills.
1. Consider the case and circumstances surrounding the sexual assault case against Jerry
Sandusky. After reviewing the report on educator sexual misconduct, explain the classic
behavior on the part of the perpetrator with his victims. What were the major findings in
the Freeh Report and what responsibility did each of the major players, (administrators)
bear for what happened?
2. Name and explain each of the 4 criminal justice approaches to prevent criminal violence.
Which do you prefer and why?
3. Give at least 4 examples of the myths and explain the corresponding facts regarding sex
offenders.
4. Name and describe the 4 types of workplace violence both in your textbook and the
workplace violence report, which do we hear the most about? Which is responsible for
the term “going postal” and what does that mean?
5. According to Reidel and Welsh, give an example of one of their explanations for school
violence (individual, institutional, and community) and explain fully.
6. Explain the Routine Activities Theory and then apply it to one of the violence topics from
this part of the semester and explain why it could be responsible for that type of violence.
7. Fully explain what a hate crime is and name and explain the three major types of hate
crime laws. What are the goals of HCSA?
8. Explain the following theories as they relate to hate crime: Group Conflict Theory, Strain
Theory and Social Learning Theory. Which do you prefer and why?
9. Review the chapter “Killer Cults” from, Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream. Cults are
not always necessarily bad, what is the definition of a cult? What are the characteristics
that make a cult dangerous? Keeping this in mind, explain how one of the following
situations unfolded, and describe what made the cult dangerous. The Manson Family,
The Branch Davidians, The People’s Temple, Fundamentalists Latter Day Saints.
10. Reviewing the Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence and your
textbook (chapter 10) explain if and how any of the following school shootings could
have been prevented. Columbine, Virginia Tech, or Northern Illinois University.
11. According to Reidel and Welsh there are four types of intervention for domestic violence.
Name the four types and give examples of each. Which one or combination do you
believe to be most effective and why?
12. What are the three broad categories of responses to prison violence and disorder
discussed in the journal article “Myths and Realities of Prison Violence A review of the
Evidence”? What do you think would be most effective?
13. Explain what happened to Jaycee Dugard and the failures of parole and probation
agencies supervising Phillip Garrido.