Week 3 Discussion 1

In Chapter 8 of the primary text, Siegel discusses social conflict and critical criminology (2015). After reading this chapter, discuss what conflict criminology is, and how it contributes to crime in today’s society. Discuss how relative deprivation and a stratified society also contribute to crime and delinquency. Finally, discuss various sociological schools of crime causation, and how they relate to relative deprivation, and a stratified society.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your contentions with citations from the text and/or other scholarly sources. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

Guided Response: Review your colleagues’ posts, and substantively respond in a meaningful way to at least two of your peers. Support your arguments with examples from the required material(s) and or scholarly sources. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Day 7, and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.

Discussion Rubric – 3 pointsCriteriaRatingsPts

General Content/Subject Knowledge

0.9 pts
Distinguished – Addresses all aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the discussion topic.


0.79 pts
Proficient – Addresses all aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates knowledge of the discussion topic.


0.68 pts
Basic – Addresses all aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates basic knowledge of the discussion topic.


0.58 pts
Below Expectations – Addresses all or most aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates limited knowledge of the discussion topic.


0 pts
Non-Performance – There is no initial discussion post, or the post does not address the discussion prompt at all.

/ 0.9 pts

Critical Thinking

0.9 pts
Distinguished – Comprehensively explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates all of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.


0.79 pts
Proficient – Explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates most of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.


0.68 pts
Basic – Explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates some of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, and use of information, and logic.


0.58 pts
Below Expectations – Attempts to explore the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provide relevant evidence and information, but demonstrates few of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.


0 pts
Non-Performance – There is no attempt to explore the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provide relevant evidence and information in either the original post or subsequent response posts within the discussion, or no post is present.

/ 0.9 pts

Engagement/ Participation

0.9 pts
Distinguished – Contributes to classroom conversations with at least the minimum number of replies, all of which were thoughtful, relevant, and contributed meaningfully to the conversation. Fully engages in the conversation with appropriate topic-based responses.


0.79 pts
Proficient – Contributes to classroom conversations with the minimum number of replies that are somewhat thoughtful, relevant, and contributed meaningfully to the conversation. Attempts to fully engage in the conversation with appropriate topic-based responses.


0.68 pts
Basic – Contributes to the classroom conversations with the minimum number of replies. Attempts to fully engage in the conversation, but the responses are not relevant or fully aligned with the discussion topic.


0.58 pts
Below Expectations – Attempts to contribute to the classroom conversations with fewer than the minimum number of replies; however, the replies are not thoughtful and relevant, or they do not contribute meaningfully to the conversation.


0 pts
Non-Performance – There is no contribution to the discussion.

/ 0.9 pts

Written Communication

0.3 pts
Distinguished – Displays clear control of syntax and mechanics. The organization of the work shows appropriate transitions and flow between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.


0.26 pts
Proficient – Displays control of syntax and mechanics. The organization of the work shows transitions and/or flow between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains only a few errors and is mostly easy to understand.


0.23 pts
Basic – Displays basic control of syntax and mechanics. The work is not organized with appropriate transitions and flow between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains several errors, making it difficult to fully understand.


0.19 pts
Below Expectations – Displays limited control of syntax or mechanics. The work does not include any transitions and does not flow easily between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains major errors.


0 pts
Non-Performance – Fails to display control of syntax or mechanics, within the original post and/or responses. Organization is also not p

CrashCourse. (2017, April 17). Karl Marx & conflict theory: Crash course sociology #6 (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3igiwaeyc&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?