SOC 206 CRIMINAL JUSTICE                                                     DR. JULIA HALL

FALL 06/07                                                                                         BLDG. #47-220

TEXTS:CRIMINAL JUSTICE,5e                                                    MWF: 10A

Schmalleger                                                                                         appointment

                                                                                                          215-895-2472, 215-                                                                            (215)895-1333fax

                                                                                                          hall@drexel.edu

 

ASSIGNMENTS

 

DAY ONE      INTRODUCTIONS, OBJECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS

 

WEEK 1          WHAT IS CRIMINAL JUSTICE                                         CHAPTER 1

 

WEEK 2          THE CRIME PICTURE                                                        CHAPTER 2

 

WEEK 3          CRIMINAL LAW                                                                  CHAPTER 3

 

WEEK 4          POLICE & LAW ENFORCEMENT                             CHAPTERS 4,5,6

 

WEEK 5          COURTS & ADJUDICATION                                      CHAPTERS 7,8,

 

WEEK 6          COURT VISIT                                                      CJ CENTER, 9:15 AM

                                                                                                                                    TBA

 

WEEK 6          SENTENCING                                                                       CHAPTER 9                                     

 WEEK7          CORRECTIONS                                                               CHAPTERS 10,

 

WEEK 8          PRISONS & JAILS                                                             CHAPTER 11

 

WEEK 9          PRISON VISIT                                                                                   TBA

                        PRISON LIFE                                                                     CHAPTER 12

                                                                       

 WEEK 10       REENTRY & REINTEGRATION   

 

WEEK 11        A MODEL SYSTEM                                    

 

 

WHAT I EXPECT OF YOU:

 

CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF IN CLASS..

NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE PERMITTED DURING EXAMINATIONS.

 

Assignments are to be read prior to class discussion.

Active participation by everyone in class discussions is important.

 

Two required class trips and trip reports are not negotiable. Dates will be announced in class well in advance of these trips to permit scheduling adjustments where necessary. You are required to attend on the date you select as this list will be forwarded to the PA Department of Corrections for gate passes. (Failure to attend class trips and submit reports will result in an Incomplete grade.

 

TRIP REPORT FORMS AND EXCUSE SLIPS, SYLLABUS, AND COURSE DESCRIPTION ARE ONLINE AT http://www.drexel.edu/coas/culturecomm/syllabi.

 

NO HANDWRITTEN WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR GRADING.

Guest speakers and audiovisual presentations are an integral part of the course so your attendance is important. You are responsible for the content.

 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES WILL REDUCE YOUR GRADE

 Late work and make-up quizzes will be dropped one letter grade per week. Plagiarized work or products of academic dishonesty will result in a zero.

 

EXTRA CREDIT WORK IS OPTIONAL AND MUST BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 20th.2006

 

FINAL GRADE: 3 QUIZZES                                            60

                            2 TRIP REPORTS                                 30

                            CLASS PARTICIPATION                   10

 

What you can expect of me:

 

I will come to class prepared to give you my best professional objective information.

I will be open to, and welcome, your perspectives and opinions, even if they differ diametrically from my own.

I will be available to give additional assistance to students who request it by email, phone or in person.

I will provide the very best career, coop and internship information to my knowledge.

I will grade quizzes and other work as fairly and objectively as possible using the grading formula on this syllabus.

 

Academic Honesty:
It is assumed that the work you submit for this course, whether written or spoken, is your own. Any attempt to represent someone else's work as your own will be considered plagiarism--a form of academic misconduct. For more clarification on plagiarism, see Drexel's Student Handbook.

Plagiarism includes copying another student's work on papers or tests, copying without attribution the ideas or words from published sources, and submitting papers written in previous semesters. Such academic misconduct will result in a failing grade for the assignment, a probable failing grade for the course, and a report to the Dean for possible disciplinary action. Be advised that internet services such as EVE 2.3 and Turnitin.com make the detection of plagiarism easy.

 

Disabilities Statement:

 

Student with disabilities requesting accommodations and services at Drexel University need to present a current accommodation verification letter ("AVL") to faculty before accommodations can be made.  AVL's are issued by the Office of Disability Services ("ODS").  For additional information, contact the ODS at www.drexel.edu/edt/disability, 3201 Arch St., Ste. 210, Philadelphia, PA  19104, V 215.895.1401, or TTY 215.895.2299.