1. Introduction to Criminology Crim 1301-001 Opening Day

2. About Myself Jeff Maahs  Education  Demographics  Academic Interests  Non-Academic Interests Non-academic interests + demographics

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4. Still…they say history is important

5. Class Time and Room: T/TH 8- 9:50am Office Hours: T/TH 10-11am, 3:30- 4:30pm, or by Appointment Office: 207 Cina Mailbox: 228 Cina Email: jmaahs@d.umn.edu Web: www.d.umn.edu/~jmaahs Phone: 726-7395 BASICS

6. Course Text Vito, Gennaro, and Jeffrey R. Maahs. (2011). Criminology: Theory, Research, and Policy. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. Other readings to be posted as.pdf files on syllabus (calendar)

7. Policies and Procedures Attendance  Group activities will likely capture attendance patterns Student Behavior Missed Exams Grading  Three Multiple Choice Exams  Grades posted on egradebook  Group activities (group numbers are on egradebook) Course Outline Questions?

8. Teaching Assistants Introductions  Bryan Bauers, Debora Rambo, Autumn Sather, Vinnie Ranallo (night class) Each group will be assigned a teaching assistant  The TA will grade any group output  Teaching assistants will also hold office hours TA office hours will be posted online as soon as we know them At this point, they we be held in Cina 208

9. Opportunity to Participate in the Scientific Study of CRIME! Professor Rob Weidner and I are conducting a survey to assess, among other things, non- medical use of prescription stimulants  Completely anonymous (we collect no name or ID and have no way of getting that from the survey)  Participation is voluntary, should take 10-15 minutes  There are no tangible rewards Cool opportunity to take part in real research likely to result in scientific articles. I will try to connect the study results with the theories and ideas we discuss in class.