SYLLABUS
CCJ3024 SECTION 0606 ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPRING, 2014
INSTRUCTOR: MARV KROHN
OFFICE: 3340 TURLINGTON HALL
OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 10:45 TO 12 OR BY APPT.
PHONE: 294-7178
EMAIL:
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is intended to be an overview of issues regarding the study of criminal law, crime and the criminal justice system. The course is divided into three sections: 1) An examination of definitions of crime, law and the criminal justice system and methods by which we study them; 2) An introduction to explanations of crime rates and criminal behavior; and 3) An examination of the operation of the criminal justice system.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Anderson, Patrick R. and Risdon N. Slate 2011 The Decision-Making Network: An Introduction to Criminal Justice. Durham N.C.: Carolina Press.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Exams: There will be three (3) exams in this course. Each exam will consist of 50 multiple choice questions worth two points each. Each exam will be worth 33% of your grade.
Make up Exams: You are expected to take the exam at the scheduled time unless there is an exceptional emergency. If for some reason you cannot take the exam at the scheduled time, you must notify the instructor prior to the exam time and you must provide written verification of your excuse. The make-up exam will be an essay format.
Extra credit: Over the course of the semester 5 to 7 pop quizzes will be given. These quizzes will require no more than a paragraph answer and will be added on to your final average. Hence, if you average an 86 on the three exams and paper you would normally receive a B for the semester grade. However, if you have earned 7 points on pop quizzes your final average will be a 93 and you will receive an A for the semester grade. The pop quizzes can only increase your grade; they cannot decrease your grade in anyway. If you received a 0 on all pop quizzes but averaged a 93 on the required course for the semester you would still receive an A in this course.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Research Experience Units – 8 units required
Most of what we have learned about human behavior comes from systematic empirical research. It is important that you have some first-hand exposure to this type of research during your Criminology and Law classes through the Research Experience component of your grade.
You will receive 1 Research Experience Unit through the SONA system for each half hour you spend gaining research experience. For this course, you need to earn 8 Units (which roughly equates 4 to 5 hours) total to earn full credit.
You have two options for obtaining Research Experience Units: volunteering as a participant in departmental research or completing alternative assignments. You can complete any combination of research participation or alternative assignments to earn the units required by your class.
Option 1: Volunteer as a participant in departmental research. The last opportunity to participate in departmental research is April 22nd at 5pm. Only studies that have been approved by the Criminology and Law program can be used to meet this requirement. Participating in departmental research may consist of online or in-person participation. You can sign-up for departmental research studies at: http://ufl-cls.sona-systems.com/
Option 2: Complete alternative assignments. The last opportunity to submit an alternative assignment is March 27th, 2014 at 5:00pm. Similar to assignments for your classes, resubmissions of assignments not receiving full credits will not be allowed. Please be sure to follow the guidelines to receive full credit. Generally alternative assignments consist of reading a research article and writing a response to questions about the article. You can find information about this semester’s alternative assignments at: https://sites.google.com/site/clsparticipantpooluf/alternativeassignments.
You can access additional information about Research Experience Units at: https://sites.google.com/site/clsparticipantpooluf/. A video describing how to obtain Research Experience Units and your requirement can also be found at: http://users.clas.ufl.edu/lhasel/UFCLSResearchExperienceInstructions.mp4 .
If you are taking more than one Criminology and Law class that requires research participation, you MAY NOT overlap units. For example, if you are enrolled in both Law and Society and Advance Principles of Criminal Justice, you must complete the required units of research for Law and Society in addition to the required units of research for Advance Principles of Criminal Justice.
If you are taking more than one Criminology and Law class that requires research participation, you MUST allocate those units within SONA to the class you wish to receive credit for before the deadline. The last opportunity to allocate points is April 23rd, 2015 at 5:00pm.
If you have questions about the Research Experience Units in general, please email the Research Experience coordinator at . If you have questions about a specific Research Experience Unit opportunity, please email the specific researcher listed for that opportunity within the SONA system. DO NOT contact your instructor because the Research Experience Units are NOT maintained by him/her. Your instructor will know how many Units you have completed within two days of the end of classes for the semester—once all of the research is over, researchers have entered credits, and students have had an opportunity to allocate their points to the correct classes.
To receive any credit you need to complete 8 units of research experience during the course of the semester. One unit of research equates to roughly 30 minutes of work. You may combine units from participating in research or alternative assignments to obtain the maximum number of units allowed (i.e., 8 units). If you do more than what is required, you will not receive extra credit. Your research experience requirement will be worth twenty (20) points, which will be added to the possible 300 points that you can earn in this course.
YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL 8 UNITS TO RECEIVE EXTRA CREDIT.
NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR NOR HIS ASSISTANT SUPERVISES THIS OPPORTUNITY- Contact the Participant Pool Coordinator with questions.
COMPUTATION OF FINAL GRADE
You can earn 100 points per test or 300 total points (without extra credit for the course, and if you complete 8 credits of the Research Experience, 20 points will be added, for a possible total of 320 points). A percentage of the points earned will be obtained by dividing by 3. Any extra credit quiz points will be added directly to this number. The letter grade will be assigned as follows:
A 92-100
A- 90-91
B+ 88-89
B 82-87
B- 80-81
C+ 78-79
C 72-77
C- 70-71
D+ 68-69
D 62-67
D- 60-61
F 59 and below
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students needing special assistance or accommodation should contact the Dean of Students Office to begin the process of making such arrangements.
DATE TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
Jan 6 Introduction to Course None
Jan 8 What is Crime? A & S Pp. 3-18
Jan 13 What is Law? A & S Pp. 37-52
Jan 15 What is Justice? No reading assignment
Jan 20 What is Criminal Justice? A & S Chapter 3
Jan 22 Philosophies of the CJ System Review A & S Pp. 46-57
Jan 27 How to measure crime? Official Data A & S Pp. 18-35
Jan 29 How to measure crime? Victimization Data “
Feb 3 How to measure crime? Self Report Data “
Feb 5 Review for First Exam
Feb 10 FIRST EXAM
Feb 12 Introduction to Theories of Crime A & S 51-57
Feb 17 Trait Explanations A & S Pp. 57-61
Feb 19 Social Structural Theories A & S Pp. 62-64; 66-70
Feb 24 Social Process Theories A & S Pp. 65-66; 71-72
Feb 26 The Making of Laws A & S Pp. 74-78
March 2- 8 SPRING BREAK
March 10 History of Policing A & S Chapter 4
March 12 Review for Second Exam
March 17 SECOND EXAM
March 19 and 24 Issues with Policing A & S Chapters 5 and 6
March 26 and 31 The Courts: Pre-trial A & S Chapters 7 and 8
April 2 and 7 The Courts: Trial A & S Chapters 9 and 10
April 13 LAST DAY FOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT BY MIDNIGHT
April 9 and 14 Corrections A & S Chapters 11 & 12
April 16 Capital Punishment No reading assignment
April 21 Review for Final Exam
April 25 LAST DAY TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH FOR PARTICIPANT POOL CREDITS
May 1 (Friday) FINAL EXAM 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.