- 1. Core Knowledge. Students should know the:
- Multiple intellectual roots and contemporary expressions of the law and society field
- Development of criminological theory from its precursors to its present o Implications of criminological and socio-legal theories for social action and public policy
- Issues related to the etiology of crime, the impacts of crime on society, and the social and cultural context of law
- Relationship between social regulations and the civil justice system
- Relationships and interactions between law, social structure, and cultural practices
- 2. Research Methods and Analysis. Students should be able to:
- Frame an empirical research question guided by theory
- Be familiar with the range of research methodologies used by social scientists, including inductive and deductive methods
- Examine the strengths and limitations of different research methodologies
- Carry out methodologically sound research o Understand and follow research ethics
- 3. Independent Research. Students should be able to:
- Develop area or areas of research specialization
- Produce scholarship that will typically be comparable in scope and format to articles that appear in leading journals within the field of criminology, and law and society
- Develop their own research, in accordance with the standards of rigor in the field
- Work collaboratively with other researchers and interlocuters
- Supervise research assistants or student research projects
- 4. Pedagogy. Students should be able to:
- Draw on a range of pedagogical techniques, including, where appropriate on-line teaching
- Address common classroom challenges
- Design lessons and assignments
- Lead discussions
- Respond to diverse student learning needs
- Effectively assess student work
- Teach collaboratively
- Mentor students
- 5. Scholarly Communication. Students should be able to:
- Produce writing appropriate for scholarly publication
- Structure an argument
- Review and cogently summarize relevant literatures
- Adopt an individual, authorial voice
- Organize and present research orally
- Use visual aids effectively during presentations
- 6. Professionalism. Students should be able to:
- Contribute to the profession, department, and university through service
- Publish their work o Communicate with policy audiences
- Develop professional networks
- Present their work publicly
- Carry out research responsibly
- Collaborate with others
- Participate in conferences
- Edit and evaluate others’ work
- Secure an academic or non-academic position in the profession
- Understand and adhere to appropriate norms of academic collegiality