Courses
Professor Reiter teaches across criminology, sociology, and law at both Columbus State Community College and The Ohio State University. Course offerings span introductory survey courses, upper-division seminars, and special topics in forensic criminology and multicide.
Columbus State Community CollegeCreative Option
Creative Option - Alternative Assessment
An alternative assessment available to students who would like more freedom in choosing the methods in which they can demonstrate subject matter mastery. This assignment can be completed in leiu of any homework assignment, with permission and at least 2 weeks advanced notice.
Assignment →Soc 2210
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Explores major sociological perspectives and theories of deviance, including the definition, identification, treatment, and management of deviance such as crime, mental illness, and substance use.
Liquid Syllabus →Soc 2309
Law and Society
Examines the interrelationships between law and social structures and processes — the structure of law, the origin of laws, the organization of the legal system, and the relationship between law and social change.
Liquid Syllabus →Soc 1194 · Not currently offered
Multicide
A special topics course on forms of multiple homicide — serial, mass, and spree murder. Examines the phenomenon from a scientific perspective, including causes, correlates, typologies, and criminal profiling methodologies.
Syllabus (PDF) →Soc 2209
Criminal Justice
An introduction to the criminal justice system as a social institution — covering the historical development of law enforcement, theories of justice and punishment, courts, and the structure and function of the correctional system.
Course Details →Soc 1194 · Not currently offered
Criminal Profiling
Examined the science of criminal profiling, including psychological, forensic, and geographic profiling. Focused on violent crimes such as serial murder, serial rape, stalking, and serial robbery.
Syllabus (PDF) →CSCC — Soc 2410
Criminology
An introduction to the sociological study of criminology: the nature and distribution of crime, criminal law, and theories of crime. Primary focus on causes and correlates of criminal behavior and developing a critical perspective on social policy.
Course Details →Ohio State — Soc 4509
Sociology of Law
Examines the relationship between law and social order — the structure of law, social origins of law, and law as a source of social change.
Course Details →Ohio State — Soc 4510
Gender and Crime
An analysis of females as participants in and victims of crime, the treatment of women in the criminal justice system, and women as workers in criminal justice fields.
Course Details →Additional Teaching Areas
Professor Reiter has also taught Legal Environment of Business, Intellectual Property, Forensic Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, Probate Law, Business Law, Police and Policing, Corrections, Social Theory, and Social Research Methods.