CRM/LAW C106 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Logical Reasoning, Homicide, Iceberg
27 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Jessica Mangold
C106 Crime & Public Policy
Professor Currie
Midterm Review Session
4/26/18
MIDTERM REVIEW
Exam Set Up
- 3 prompts
- argument or puzzle regarding crime and/or public policy
- choose 2 for 2 essays
- bring blue book
- write legibly (with ink pen)
Guiding Framework
- basic (generic 4-5 paragraph essay)
- clear argument – main claim (thesis)
- ex. “This policy will not reduce violent crime because it relies on general
deterrence., a weakly supported theory of crime prevention.”
- supporting statements
- 1, 2, 3 (topic sentences)
- provide evidence from book, class, etc.
- ex. “The US has a high homicide rate (5 per 100,000), in spite of its high
incarceration rate (666 per 100,000).”
- cogency of argument
- one that has evidence + some kind of clear logic
- similar to writing a persuasive essay
Minor Points
- take time thinking of response to argument/puzzle
- don’t jump right into it
- outline logic of argument, either in blue book or midterm exam sheet
- “roadmap”
- try to weave in “buzz words” (ex. recidivism)
- power of argument
- between 3-5 pages, more or less, for each essay
- delicate dance -> do not write too little or too much
- please write legibly
- don’t panic
Foundational Stuff
- crime and public policy
- nature + scope of crime problem
- what it is + how we know
- what are the ways that it can be dealt with
- US “crime problem” = violence
- lethal violence
- US rate of violence (i.e. homicide) distinguishes it from other advanced, industrial
societies
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Document Summary
This policy will not reduce violent crime because it relies on general deterrence. , a weakly supported theory of crime prevention. Argument or puzzle regarding crime and/or public policy. Take time thinking of response to argument/puzzle. Outline logic of argument, either in blue book or midterm exam sheet. Try to weave in buzz words (ex. recidivism) Between 3-5 pages, more or less, for each essay. One that has evidence + some kind of clear logic. What it is + how we know. What are the ways that it can be dealt with. Us rate of violence (i. e. homicide) distinguishes it from other advanced, industrial societies. The us has a high homicide rate (5 per 100,000), in spite of its high incarceration rate (666 per 100,000). Delicate dance -> do not write too little or too much. Particularly mortality statistics -> some of most reliable. Focused on in the beginning of class.
