社会学 & 犯罪学

作为社会科学家, sociologists and criminologists apply scientific reasoning and methodologies to understanding the array of formidable problems facing our country and our world.

  • 就业服务队，消防局和青少年犯罪班的圆桌讨论

    Representatives from Job Corps, the Framingham Police Department, and Advocates, Inc., a Metrowest non-profit, visited Professor Franquiz’s Juvenile Delinquency class for a roundtable discussion and Q&A on prevention, diversion & 再入.

  • 正义横幅

    #BannersForJustice is a collection of protest banners created by FSU students, 教师, 和工作人员在研讨会上. Zeynep Gonen and led by artist, educator, and writer, Aram Han Sifuentes. 看看Whittemore图书馆的展览吧!

  • Black Lives Matter Teach-In

  • 德美特里Brellas

    Dr. 德美特里Brellas is the 2023 recipient of the Award for Excellence as the Distinguished Visiting 教师 of the College of 教育 and Social & 行为科学!

The Department of 社会学 & 犯罪学有两个主修专业和三个辅修专业. It is also home to a vibrant community of committed 教师 and engaged students. 学生和教师之间的关系-通过教学, 研究和服务-是什么使这一切走到一起. 你会发现在我们这里的四年是一段有益而丰富的经历.

社会学课程学习目标:

  1. 认识到社会模式的影响, 人类的多样性, 文化差异, 全球化对社会生活的影响. (理解)
  2. Use sociological principles, theories, and concepts in the interpretation of social phenomena. (应用程序)
  3. Design and conduct an empirical sociological research project using quantitative and qualitative methods. (合成)
  4. Assess the extent, consequences, causes, and potential solutions of social problems and inequalities. (评估)

 

学习目标:

  1. Explain 犯罪行为, criminal justice systems, 偏差和一致性的结构, 以及社会控制机制. (理解) 
  2. 应用 criminological schools of thought to interpretations of the social world. (应用程序) 
  3. Design and conduct an empirical criminological research project using quantitative and/or qualitative methods. (合成) 
  4. 评估与犯罪有关的不平等的原因和后果, 犯罪行为, 以及刑事司法系统. (评估) 

The degree programs we offer include 社会学, 犯罪学, and 人类学. What they all share is a determination to understand societies and cultures, 穿越时间，在任何你能想象到的地方. 重要的是, what motivates many of us in the department is a desire to work out how we can impact the world in a positive way, 我们怎样才能带来社会变革.

你可以成为这个社区的一员. 所以加入我们吧——我们很高兴欢迎你的到来!


Department of 社会学 & 犯罪学

聚焦社会学 & 犯罪学

学生关注的焦点
新墨西哥州野外考察

考古学学生

Dr. Ben Alberti is in the field with several FSU students with the Gorge Archaeological Project, 由哥伦比亚大学教授领导的合资企业, Dr. 雪华铃家禽. 学生Sarah Morgan, 尼基Husselbee, and Emily Petro are investigating rock art and landscape in the Rio Grande Gorge in northern New Mexico. You can follow their exploits on the unofficial Facebook page, FSU Gorge.

女毕业生关注的焦点
塔利亚·约翰逊，17岁

犯罪学专业

“我带着成为地区检察官的愿望来到这里, and have done everything in my power in order to achieve the career goal. 曾在监狱和地方法院实习, I have gained the experience that has strengthened my love for the criminal justice system as a whole. Upon sharing my goal of becoming a District Attorney with my professors, 他们既鼓励我，也鼓励我努力实现这一目标."

教师关注的焦点
Dr. Patricia Sánchez-Connally

副教授

Dr. Patricia Sánchez-Connally was in born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States when she was eleven years old. She is a proud FSU alumna, an associate professor, 提倡, and activist who works with young adults and higher education professionals to bring awareness to issues of social justice.  Her research focuses on ways that communities of color create different forms of capital to resist racism, 歧视, 和压迫. Dr. Sánchez-Connally created the FSU Border Awareness Experience in collaboration with an organization in El Paso, 为难民和移民提供接待和服务的TX. 春假期间, ten students travel to the border where they volunteer and learn about challenges that migrants face. In 2019, she was awarded the “Women Making 历史 Now” award for her leadership in the community and commitment to public service. 最近, she was named the recipient of the 杰出的教师 Award for Excellence and Teaching.

我们的程序

犯罪学计划反种族主义声明

As we near the end of a tumultuous 2020 fraught with the overlapping crises of the pandemic, racial justice protests, and an economic recession, the 教师 of the 犯罪学 program express our solidarity with the ongoing movements decrying centuries long systemic injustices against Black, 土著, and other people of color. We are enormously pained, 愤怒的, 对布里欧娜·泰勒的死感到悲痛, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and the many more Black lives that have been taken throughout history. 同样, 我们被激情所激励, activism and protest that has emerged around the world of which many of you have and continue to participate in as students of criminology.

 

Our proximity to the criminal-legal system presents a unique opportunity for us to remain committed to antiracist work and advancing equality and justice. As you know, our program is sociologically-oriented and grounded in a strong liberal arts curriculum. While we undoubtedly attract students interested in criminal-legal careers, our intention is to introduce students to a broader array of career opportunities beyond that provided by training in criminal justice. 

 

Our program understands  “crime” and criminalization as social constructs, and examines the underlying social inequalities that shape the responses to and experiences of crime. 此外, our program highlights how structures of power: such as racism and white supremacy, 影响了当今社会的控制和惩罚吗. 作为学生, we encourage you to implement creative thought about the role of social action in transforming criminal-legal policy and responding to harm. We want our students and the larger community to know that we stand with you in support and will continue to center antiracist efforts as we work toward a more just world.