Steve Stephens Jr.

CRIM8 · CRIM15 · CRIM5 · CRIM1 · CRIM9 · CRIM29711 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 100/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 92.86%
Difficulty: 1.8

The decision

if you will show up and participate, because students consistently say the class is memorable, engaging, and very grade-friendly.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesCaring professorGroup projectsMandatory participationEasy A with effort

Students overwhelmingly describe him as funny, caring, engaging, and one of .
The class is usually an easy A if students attend, participate, and complete group or paper-based work.
The biggest drawbacks are strict attendance, strict formatting expectations, group projects, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students repeatedly say the class is an easy A if you attend, participate, and follow his expectations.

, while online reviews are positive but include one stricter grading warning.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The content is approachable and engaging, though participation, writing, APA format, and group work require attention.

content, while online evidence is limited and mixed by one strict review.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Many in-person reviews say attendance and .

Attendance concerns are mainly in-person; online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him because , and makes criminology engaging.

Both formats are mostly positive, but the strongest and most detailed recommendation evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grades are usually high and students mention or fair grading, but he and formatting.

Format shift

, while one online review reports strict submission rules.

Workload

Light

76/100

Work is usually manageable, but , and participation are recurring requirements.

Format shift

and papers, while online workload evidence is limited.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Students consistently praise his humor, care, real-world experience, guest speakers, and engaging lectures.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide extensive praise, and online reviews are also mostly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Most comments emphasize group projects, participation, papers, and class activities, with fewer mentions of exams.

Format shift

and participation-heavy assessment, while online assessment evidence is sparse.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, guest speakers, and engaging class activities, while stressing attendance and participation.

Main concern

Attendance and participation are heavily expected, and .

What students said

“You get hands on in this class so .”
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“Expect a lot of .”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive about his support and personality, but one warns that he can be strict about exact submission rules.

Main concern

Strict formatting and .

What students said

“ awesome!”
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“ if you don't submit something in the exact way he wants.”
CRIM15

“He cares about his students and will help you whenever you need help.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and mixed, with one older in-person review mentioning open notes and easy tests while online comments only show test-heavy or strict submission concerns.

Study GuidesOpen Notes MentionedTests MentionedStrict Submission Rules

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and one open-notes test experience, but most evidence focuses on projects and participation rather than exam rules.

Study GuidesOpen Notes MentionedTests Mentioned

“the as well, open notes and easy to do study guide.”
CRIM1

“His lectures and study guides are very useful for the class exams.”
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“Your . Gives a .”
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Online

and strict submission expectations, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Test Heavy MentionedStrict Submission Rules

“ if you don't submit something in the exact way he wants.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Overall one of the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“He has the most engaging lectures and brings in the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“ .”

📈 Easy A Potential

88/100

“if you show up it really is an easy A class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He brings guest speakers from various fields to discuss their careers including law enforcement, crime analysis, and homicide investigation.
He never failed to make his class fun and engaging.
His stories and jokes are great and he is a caring, honest, and fair professor that knows what he is talking about.

Theme 2

📌

Participation and and play a big role in your overall grade.
show up to class and you will pass

Theme 3

🧩

Expect a lot of .
Most of the .
and project ideas are off the top of his head most of the time, which means the .

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

He truly cares about his students.
, and caring about his students.
He wants you to succeed in this class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-three reviews across many years and courses show a highly consistent pattern of praise, with , and grading.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 18 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📈 Easy A Potential

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📌 x x x x

🧩 x x x x

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will show up and participate, because students consistently say the class is memorable, engaging, and very grade-friendly.

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