Unit 1.
Explanations of crime.
Is Crime Beneficial to Society?
Is Criminal Behavior Determined Biologically?
Does a "Warrior Gene" Make People More Prone to Violence?


Unit 2.
Contemporary Public Policy Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Are "Stand Your Ground" Laws and Effective Way to Stop Violent Crime?
Is Racial Profiling an Acceptable Law Enforcement Strategy?
Should Juvenile Courts be Abolished?
Is Exposure to Pornography Related to Increased Rates of Rape?
Does the United States Have the Right to Torture Suspected Terrorists?
Should It Be a Hate Crime to Display the Confederate Flag?


Unit 3.
Punishment.
Does the Use of Solitary Confinement or "Administrative Segregation" Constitute Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Do "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws and Other "Get Tough" Approaches to Crime Really Work?
Should Private "For Profit" Corporations Be Allowed to Run U.S. Prisons?
Is Capital Punishment a Bad Public Policy?


Unit 4.
Trends in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Should the United States Pass Strict Gun Control Laws?
Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
Should the Police Be Required to Wear Body Cameras?
Should Apple Be Forced to Assist the Government's Efforts to Crack Cell Phones Needed for Criminal Investigations?


Unit 5.
The U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, and the Justice System.
Does Sentencing a Juvenile to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole Constitute Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Does the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Protect the Right to Possess a Firearm?
Should it be Lawful for the Police to Conduct Jail House Strip-Searches of Persons Arrested for Minor Offenses?
Does an Imprisoned Convict Who Claims Innocence Have a Constitutional Right to Access the State's Evidence for DNA Testing?