Loyola University – Fall 2002

I.  CONTACT INFORMATION:
 

INSTRUCTOR:	Kenneth Harris, M.S. (kharris@loyno.edu)
OFFICE:	Stallings Hall Room 105
DEPT. OFFICE PHONE:	865-3696
CITY COLLEGE PHONE:	865-3530

II.  COURSE MEETING TIME:
 

Fridays: 6pm-10pm	Saturdays: 9am-5pm
Sept. 6	Sept. 7
Oct. 18	Oct. 19
Nov. 22	Nov. 23

III.  COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This course will provide an in-depth review of current topics concerning the management and administration of the criminal justice system.  A case approach examining topics such as community policing, community policing as a part of community government, zero tolerance, race and ethnic conflicts in the criminal justice system.

IV.  COURSE OBJECTIVES:  Each student will have a clear understanding of the criminal justice system and its administration.  How and why decisions are made at the academic level to the levels of congressional funding will be discussed and analyzed.  A thorough analysis of the three components of the criminal justice system will be completed, examining the goals and objectives of the administrations of the police, the courts, and the corrections system.

V.  COURSE TEXT (required):
Schmalleger, Frank (2002).  Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century. 7th Edition.  Prentice Hall: New Jersey

VI.  COURSE REQUIREMENTS:  Students will be graded on the following:
 

REQUIREMENT	% of GRADE
(1)  Research paper =	30%
(2)  Mid-term Presentations =	20%
(3)  End of Term Article Presentations =	20%
(4)  Final examination =	20%
(5)  Class participation =	10%

DUE DATES:

· Topic for Research Paper – September 06, 2002
· Mid-Term Article Presentations – October 19, 2002
· End of Term Article Presentations – November 23, 2002
· Final Examination – November 23, 2002
· Research Paper – December 06, 2002

GRADING SCALE:  A = 95-up; B+ = 90-94; B = 85-89; C+ = 80-84; C = 75-79; D+ = 70-74; D = 64-69; F = 63-Below

VII.  COURSE OUTLINE/ ASSIGNMENTS:

Friday, September 06, 2002

· Introduction
· Chapter 5: Policing: History and Structure

Saturday, September 07, 2002

· Chapter 6: Police management
· Chapter 7: Policing: Legal Aspects
· Chapter 8: The Courts
· Chapter 9: The Courtroom Work Group: Professional Courtroom Actors
· Chapter 11: Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections
· Chapter 12: Prisons and Jails

Friday, October 18, 2002

· Chapter 2: The Crime Picture
· Chapter 15: Drugs and Crime

Saturday, October 19, 2002

· Chapter 3: The Search for Causes
· Chapter 4: Criminal Law
· Topical Issues(Presented by instructor) (ex. War on Drugs, gun violence)
· Historical and recent case law (Presented by the instructor)
· Mid-term Article Presentations

Friday, November 22, 2002

· Chapter 17: The future of Policing
· Topical Issues(Presented by instructor) (ex. Juvenile delinquency, social based programs)
· Community Policing

Saturday, November 23, 2002

· End of Term Article Presentations
· Final Examination

VIII.  CLASSROOM CONDUCT AND PARTICIPATION:  Class attendance is required; the roster will be read at the beginning of each class.  Excessive absence will result in grade loss.  Class begins promptly at the scheduled start time.  Students will not be allowed to audiotape the lectures.

IX.  MIDTERM AND END OF TERM PRESENTATIONS:  Each student will critique at least six (6) academic journal articles relating to the topic   chosen for their research paper. Three of the critiques will be due and presented to the class on the evening of Friday, October 18, 2002, and three of the critiques will be presented to the class on the evening of Friday, November 23, 2002.  Students will be required to provide a copy of their critique to the instructor on the evening of the presentation.  The midterm article presentations will serve as the mid-term grade.  The critique shall be at least 4-5 pages, TYPED and DOUBLE SPACED.  The critiques should follow the format of the attached sample critique found in the appendix of this syllabus.

X.  RESEARCH PAPER:  A research paper will be required for this class.  The ability of students to research an idea or position, and then to produce a document to support their work, is fundamental to collegiate and professional performance.  The paper should, ideally, allow the student the opportunity to research a particular aspect of the criminal justice system.  The paper should be typed and double spaced.  The paper must be at least twenty pages, not including cover sheet, end notes, and bibliography.

Students should submit a written research topic (Title) for instructor approval before beginning any work on the paper.  The due date of the topic submission is listed in the syllabus.

There will be at least twenty sources cited in the paper (not merely in the bibliography section).  These sources will be academic articles or books, not popular publications such as Newsweek or Time Magazine.  While these sources of information may provide information for the paper, they shall not count toward the twenty cited sources necessary for the paper.  Students are reminded that the Loyola Library has an excellent staff to help in research techniques.

Students should use accepted forms of recognizing the sources of their research (foot notes, end notes, APA, MLA, etc.).  It is the student’s choice as to the exact writing style that will be used.  Students are encouraged to use the resources of the WAC lab and library for assistance.  Note: It is strongly encouraged that students use the APA style in writing the research paper.

Papers that are not of original type or computer generated will not be accepted.  In particular, photocopied pages, different typeface style, or paper, inserted pages, etc. will be caused for potential failure of this course.  Students must write original papers to fulfill this course requirement.  The recycling of a previously submitted paper is NOT acceptable.

Please staple the research paper in the upper left corner, binding of any kind is not required and specifically should be avoided.

The research paper due date is listed in the syllabus.  Papers not turned in on the due date will be reduced by at least one letter grade.  All papers not received will receive the grade of F.  No papers will be accepted after the term of the class.  Even if the tardiness of the paper may cause an F grade for this course requirement, students must still write and acceptable paper to avoid failing the entire course.

The following list gives examples of journals that contain articles useful for many topics.  There are other criminal justice, history, law, psychology, and sociology journals that also contain relevant articles.  Your reference must come from journals of this type, or appropriate (subject) text, to receive credit.  Note: Publications such as Police Chief, FBI Bulletin, Time, etc. are not academic journals.
 
 

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SAMPLE OUTLINE FOR JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE

Start with the bibliography data of the journal article at the top of your paper.  Please staple the article to the paper.  Please use the section headings as listed below to separate your responses.  The critique should generally be no less than three pages and not more than five pages.  The critique must be typed and double-spaced.
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Erwin, B.S., and L.A. Bennett (1987).  “New Dimensions in Probation: Georgia’s Experience with Intensive Probation Supervision,” National Institute of Justice, Research in Brief. Washington D.C.

Thesis

This will be a short paragraph outlining what the thesis statement, or research question of the article is.

Literature Review

This will be your review of the literature the journal offers to establish the “theory” used by the author to frame the thesis, or research question.  Example: If the thesis statement (or research question) is a question related to crime prevention, and the author relies on Routine Activities Theory to frame the thesis or research question, then discuss briefly the theoretical constructs of Routine Activities Theory as found in the literature review of the article.

Data/Analysis/Methods

This section should outline what data (types, how it was collected, etc.) was used, how it was analyzed, or what methods were used to examine the data collected.  Example: a brief discussion of Independent and Dependant variables, as appropriate to the theories used would also be covered in this section.

Conclusion/Discussion

This section summaries the author’s conclusion(s).

Student’s Critique/Impression

This section is very important.  The student should make recommendations, or alternative explanations, that may, or may not, disagree with the findings of the journal.  However, students must explore the thesis question and ask themselves, “Is there something that is missing from the article, or is there something that could have been used to make a better test?”  To report simply what the journal says will not satisfy the requirements for this assignment.  Students must critically analyze the article.

CITY COLLEGE STATEMENT ON INTELLECTUAL HONESTY

Intellectual honesty is simply acknowledging, through documentation, all those sources that the writer has used in preparing any written work.  Plagiarism, the obverse of intellectual honesty, is the use of any form of material, whether written or verbal, without formal indebtedness through documentation.  The paraphrasing of any work, is plagiarism.  Not properly identifying the source of a quotation, even though the quotation is enclosed in quotation marks, is also plagiarism.  Not only the exact language of a sentence or phrase, but any material falsely represented as one’s own idea, concept, data, graph, or line of argument, constitutes plagiarism.  Any material that neither originates with the students nor is common knowledge among educated persons must be formally acknowledged.

It must be remembered that written work stands on its own, not on the intention of the writer.  The burden of academic honesty rests with the student, not with the instructor.  If students have any doubt what constitutes plagiarism or what is required, they should inquire before the work is submitted.  Otherwise, they open themselves to charges of plagiarism.

The penalties for plagiarism are severe: a student who has found to have plagiarized or to have assisted another student in plagiarizing may be given a failing grade for the course on the first violation; a second offense may result in exclusion or dismissal from the university.

(Adapted from Standards of Writing Pamphlet of City College, 1971.  For the complete details on standards, penalties, and appeals procedure, see “Integrity of Scholarship and Grades” in the Undergraduate Bulletin.)
 

CITY COLLEGE ATTENDANCE POLICY

City College Faculty considers interaction with students crucial to the teaching and learning process.  To better ensure a quality educational experience, the following policies govern class attendance:

1. If a student misses 20% or more of class meeting time, a full letter grade reduction will normally be applied to the final course grade.  Twenty percent of classes amount to three (3) week, one-night-a-week format; six (6) classes, in a semester-long, two-nights classes in a semester long, one-night-week format; one and one-half (1 1/2) classes in an eight-a-week format ; or two (2) partial sessions in an intensive weekend format (Friday evening and/or Saturday morning and/or Saturday afternoon).

2. If a student misses the first weekend of an Intensive Weekend class, the student must drop the class.  The appropriate drop form, which must be completed by Tuesday following the first class meeting, is available in the City College office.

The foregoing attendance policy statements are minimum standards.  Instructors have the right to exceed those standards and establish grade adjustments as warranted.
 

POLICY ON INCOMPLETE GRADES

Grades of I (incomplete) change to F automatically if the course is not completed and the grade changed by the sixth week of the subsequent semester, excluding summer terms.  The resulting F grade remains as the permanent grade for the course.

Note: The grade of incomplete will not be registered merely because the student did not complete all of the course requirements.  If a grade of incomplete is to be recorded, the student and instructor must have previously agreed to the circumstances of this grade, otherwise the delinquent assignments will be counted as zero and impact the final grade accordingly.