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Learning Objective 4.2 Evaluate the contributions of classical, biological, and psychological perspectives of criminal behavior

Video Link: Exploring the Mind of a Killer
Summary: Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon talks about brain scans and genetic analysis that may uncover the rotten wiring in the nature (and nurture) of murderers. In a too-strange-for-fiction twist, he shares a fascinating family history that makes his work chillingly personal.

Audio Link: How Best To Teach A Troubled Teen?
Summary: After the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., advocates for children in the state put a renewed focus on special education and children who need help.

Web Link: The Origins of Modern Criminology
Summary: Described as the father of modern criminology, Cesare Lombroso’s theory of the ‘born criminal’ dominated thinking about criminal behaviour in the late 19th and early 20th century

Web Link: Deterrence
Summary: A new flyer released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) summarizes years of research confirming that “the certainty of being caught is a vastly more powerful deterrent than the punishment

Learning Objective 4.4 Compare and contrast the different features of strain theory, differential association theory, and labeling theory

Video Link: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Summary: Blacks, whites and the thin blue line: Views on race and police in America.

Learning Objective 4.6 Discuss the contributions of contemporary theories of crime in understanding criminal behavior

Audio Link: Flint Water Crisis
Summary: Gov. Snyder's Sweeping Plan For Flint Water Crisis Gets A Reality Check