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SAGE Journal User Guide

Article 1: Pavich, G. (2009). The subjects of criminal identification. Punishment & Society, 11, (2). 171-190.

[This article focuses on Alphonse Bertillon’s and Francis Galton’s approaches toward the identification of a “criminal type” among individuals.]

Questions to Consider:

1. Identify and discuss the main differences between Bertillon's and Galton's approaches to criminal identification.
2. Briefly discuss the limitations and shortcomings of the two approaches. What role did Galton’s eugenics movement play in criminal justice as described in the article.
3. What is the author’s view regarding “fixed notions of the individual criminal or criminal type”? Do you agree/disagree with the author’s idea that criminal identification is not based on a discovery process but on a creative process instead?

Article 2: Bevacqua, T., & Hoffman, E. (2010). William James’s “Sick-Minded Soul” and the AA recovery paradigm: Time for a reappraisal. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 50, (4). 440-458.

[This article discusses William James’s influence on the formation and development of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It specifically focuses on his humanistic ideas and their relevance to the development of more humanistic approaches toward addiction recovery.]

Questions to Consider:

1. Explain the concept of “the self-surrender of the sick-minded soul” in your own words. Identify the ways that AA utilized the concept in practice.
2. Discuss historical and personal circumstances that gave impetus to James’s interest in alcohol addiction.
3. Why is James’s approach to alcohol addiction considered to be humanistic? How were James’s ideas regarding addiction recovery different from those prevalent during his time?