Steven Catalano - Northeastern University

Professor: Steven Catalano

Department: Criminal Justice

College: Northeastern University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing professor. His lectures are full of humour and the hour and forty minutes always go by quickly!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CRIM4400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Probably one of the greatest Professors I've ever had. Very engaging with students and made me fall in love with Criminology. He could be teaching the most boring class, and he could still make students interested. I'd give him a 10/5 if I could

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CRIM1100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Catalano is the BEST!! He is knowledgeable and hilarious. All you have to do to pass his class is show up and read the chapter review in your textbook. He makes the class really interesting. His class was my favorite by far! I almost switched my major to CJ because of him! Take! His! Class!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CRIM4400
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Catalano has more real-world experience than almost any other instructor I've had previously, which he integrates well into the class. He likes to rant and ramble but it's always hilarious and usually (mostly) on topic. Just be respectful, take notes on the lectures when he tells you to, and you'll do fine.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CRIM4400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Catalano is a funny guy. That being said, the class was worthless. The assigned readings were interesting but he spends at least half of every class talking about life stories or just having heated discussions about irrelevant topics. If you want to learn something, take another class and get the readings from a friend that takes this one.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CRIM4400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best NU teacher I've had, took 3 classes with him (Intro to CJ, Police Strat. and Comm & Crime). He's hilarious, go to class and DO THE READINGS and you'll ace this class no problem.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CRIM4500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Police Strategy is awesome, has more than enough experience to make the class interesting, loves current events to talk about in class. Loud, funny, and sarcastic, hes a good guy who loves to teach and cares that people learn something. its easy enough

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COMCR4000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Catalano's stories and applications of his provided reading material to real life is something that most professors at this school either do not have or do not share with their classes. He is funny and entertaining and is well respected by his knowledge of the field. This class is worth taking!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COMMIDK
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Probably the best CJ professor at NEU. If you need help, he's there. Just pay attention in class and take notes. He lets you know what you need to know for exams.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CJ520
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Catalano is the best or the professor I have had at Northeastern. He is hilarious and he truly wants you to learn the material. His stories are hysterical and his life experiences really do relate to the material. GO TO CLASS as you can lose major points for absences. Go to class and read the assigned material and you will do very well.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CJU201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

was a great teacher. told a lot of funny stories. quizzes and exams were really easy and taken right from the book. have to write one paper, but its interesting.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CJU101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pretty good teacher, tells hilarious stories. You have to show up and read the text book, but quizzes and tests are easy and fair as long as you study a bit. :)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CJU520
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Catalano is an awesome teacher. he is a good guy to get to know. he does have alot of stories to tell but without them the 90 minutes of straight lecturing would have been a little bit dull. take communities in crime!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CJU350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Attendance is a must. You have to read a whole chapter each week for a quiz on friday. One paper. A lot of lecturing which can get boring, but his stories are very exciting. I would recommend taking this class with him as long as you can make it to class all the time. He goes over everything, question for question of what will be on the test.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CJ350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He spends entirely too much time on youtube.com or break.com while at work. He has good stories and you will learn something in his class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CJU520
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His lectures don't have a lot to do with the tests as he often gets side-tracked. You must still show up to class however because attendance counts. He tells you EXACTLY what is on the midterms/finals, you just have to find the answers to study off of. Work hard on the papers though. He's really funny and an awesome professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CJ520
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class was good, but the topic areas were kind of repetitive. Tests and papers were fairly easy. There is a lot of reading in the class and you must read in order to do well on the quizzes. He is a fun teacher with great stories. His lectures are interesting and most people seem to like him as well.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLICESTRATEGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good Professor, if you keep up with the readings everything is fair game. Looks and sounds like WWE star Shawn Michaels,lol

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLICING
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a good guy-likes what he does and wants to share his experiences. But his grading is not fair! I know for a fact that he did not grade my paper, someone else did, and because of that I did not get the grade I deserved in the course.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLICING
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Amazing teacher. Enthusiastic with his work and knows his stuff. Brings in discussions to re-enforce topics. Highly recommended