Criminology
Jeff Bry
Criminology OER Textbook
Jeff Bry
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
This textbook is designed as a free, open-source textbook to be used, shared, and changed as the user sees fit. Many outside OER sources and authors have been cited in this textbook, these resources are also open-source resources. Based on the different sources used, some chapters may be formatted somewhat differently from others. The “voice” of each chapter may be somewhat different also because of different authors being used. Personally, I think this adds to the textbook and provides a more open perspective on the material.
To add insight and substance to this text I have included “In a Student’s Own Words” which will provide student perspectives to the content. My hope and intent are to add detail and examples to other students, using my students from prior semesters as a resource. No attributions have been given to the students, course or semester to avoid identifying individual students. The two prompts below will let the reader know the content is student created.
My educational background is in sociology, criminal justice/criminology and psychology. I teach full-time at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead Minnesota. I have been teaching criminology for over 20 years. Criminology is one of my favorite subjects to teach, discuss and consider.
I have been teaching full-time since 2004 and teaching at the college and university level since 2000. My professional work experience includes working as a juvenile probation officer, also work in management level positions in non-profits and county government, before taking a full-time teaching position. From my experience in research and professionally, I will occasionally add comments “from the author’s perspective” to provide examples, insight and discussion. The prompt below will let the reader know the material is from my perspective.
Please feel free to use the textbook as you see fit. Any thoughts for updates, comments or discussions can be shared with me at jeff.bry@minnesota.edu.
