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Jones, R.S., Ross, J.I., Richards, S.C., & Murphy, D.S. (2009). The First Dime: A Decade of Convict Criminology. The Prison Journal, 89(2), 151-171.

1. What is meant by 'convict criminology'?

2. Describe the origins of modern convict criminology.

3. Convict criminology builds of of what two scholarly traditions?

Perkinson, R. (2009). "Hell Exploded": Prisoner Music and Memoir and the Fall of Convict Leasing in Texas. The Prison Journal, 89(1), 54S-69S.

1. Describe the state of incarceration in Texas.

2. Explain the concept of 'convict lease'.

3. What purpose did field music play in the culture of convicts?

Mobley, A, Pepinsky, H., & Terry, C. (2002). Exploring the Paradox of the (Un)reality of Richard Quinney's Criminology. Crime & Delinquency, 48(2), 316-332.

1. Explain the sociological perspective as envisioned by a convict criminologist?

2. Explain what the author meant by 'peacemaking criminology'.

3. Describe how the author explains Richard Quinney's place in the criminology of the underclass.