CRM 498 - Senior Seminar
in Criminology
Fall 2008
With Dr. Mike Carlie
Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, Missouri 65987Office Hours:
Tuesdays: 3:15-4:30
Wednesdays: 10:30-12:30
Thursdays: 3:15-5:00
and by appointment.
Phone: 417-836-5642
Email: Michael MichaelCarlie@MissouriState.edu
Class meets from 6:00-8:50 in Strong 458
Course PoliciesCatalog or Course Description Grading Policy Course Objective or Goal Last Class Meeting Required Readings Recording / Cell Phones Academic Integrity Non-Discrimination Policy Accommodating Disabilities Dropping a Course Make-Up Policy Use of Recording Devices and Cell Phones Grades Catalog/Course Description:
Examination of contemporary issues involving crime and justice in society. The seminar integrates coursework taken for the Criminology major. Preparation for both academic and non-academic careers in criminology fields is covered.
Course Objectives or Goals:
The primary objective or goal of this course is to involve you in a critical examination of timely crime and justice issues through the use of required readings, individual exploration and interviews with professionals in your chosen field of endeavor. In addition, I hope to encourage you to speak up in public (in the class, in this instance). Each of the objectives is a part of the assessment that will be made of your work so that I can determine the grade you have earned. More information on the assessments is found later in this syllabus.
The department has an additional objective and that is to find out how our program and its students compare with other criminology / criminal justice programs and students in the United States. For that purpose, the MFAT will be administered.
About the Required Readings:
You will also be reading a thought provoking anthology of issues in book form entitled Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Crime and Criminology, edited by Thomas J. Hickey.
You will also be reading a variety of news reports on the Internet and will review them for the class when we meet. More about that later.
Among the goals or objectives of the required reading assignment are to provide you with an opportunity to:
read timely and thought-provoking articles in the field of criminal justice
learn about crime-related issues in a variety of cultures
discuss and apply what you read along with other advanced criminology students and the course professor
Reporting on National and International Criminological Current Events
A very exciting part of the course involves you using Google News (or another online news service of your choosing) to find, read, and report on timely and interesting crime-related events taking place in the world today. A review of the syllabus reveals exactly what it is that we will be doing as regards this part of the course.
PowerPoint Presentations:
You will play an important role as an educator in the course as you conduct research on your chosen topic (with the instructor's approval), create a Power Point presentation on that topic, and then present your Power Point program it to the class. Your presentation should be enhanced as you respond to questions raised by members of your audience. Because each student in the course will be making a unique presentation, much should be gained by being exposed to so many different topics. This was the most highly rated part of this course the last time I taught it.
Among the goals or objectives of the PowerPoint assignment are to provide you with an opportunity to:
pursue a justice-related topic in which you are personally interested
share what you have learned with others who are interested in justice issues
learn how to use PowerPoint to make your presentations and to include links to worthy Internet-based content on your chosen topic
Field Interview:
You will have an opportunity to conduct a one-on-one interview with a professional in the field in which you think you would like to work. You and I will talk about what you think you want to do when you graduate (with whatever degree or degrees you are seeking). Once that's been clarified, you are to find a professional working in your field of interest and arrange for an interview with him or her. If you don't know who you might contact, I can assist you with that. Prior to interviewing your subject we will have a class meeting devoted to designing a questionnaire that should be used to guide your conversation with your interview subject.
Among the goals or objectives of the field interview assignment are to provide you with an opportunity to:
share what you know about constructing a questionnaire
interact with and learn from someone who is doing what it is you think you want to do as a career (or as a first job in the field of criminal justice)
share what you learned with the other students in the course
The MFAT:
The criminal justice MFAT test will be administered towards the end of the course. It is a nationally-normed test of criminal justice students in their senior college year. Your performance on this test has no impact on your grade in this course.
Critical Thinking:
Perhaps you’ve had a course in the past in which the instructor said there will be an emphasis placed upon developing and using critical thinking. That’s one of the objectives of this course. Critical thinking
is a term used to refer to those kinds of mental activity that are clear, precise, and purposeful. It is typically associated with solving complex real world problems, generating multiple (or creative) solutions to a problem, drawing inferences, synthesizing and integrating information, distinguishing between fact and opinion, or estimating potential outcomes, but it can also refer to the process of evaluating the quality of one's own thinking. (Source: University Faculty Senate, Penn State University at http://www.senate.psu.edu/curriculum_resources/guide/glossary.html).
I am hopeful that, through our discussions, interviews, current event reviews, presentations, and debates we will all bring our own knowledge, perceptions and beliefs and a willingness to be critical of what we and others thinking and saying. It's not about having to prove any one of us is "right" or "wrong." It's not about convincing another of one's own position. It's about sharing what we know and trimming that knowledge of the excess fat of stereotypes, mistaken information and the imposition of frames of reference of which we may not even be aware!
Our text is arranged as a series of debates, pro and con, as regards specific issues. Please read Questions to Ask When Examining a Position Statement in order to be better able to discuss the articles you will be reading. It can be found at the end of this syllabus.
Participation in Classroom Discussion:
Another of the objectives of this course is to get you participating! Unless you have a very unusual career in mind for yourself, you're going to eventually need to be able to speak in a group setting. By participating in class you should be able to develop or enhance your public speaking skills and they may even improve your career opportunities.
Required Readings:
Please read the syllabus in advance of each class period to determine what you should be reading for the next class meeting.
Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Crime and Criminology, edited by Thomas J. Hickey, 8th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2008 (pretty new!)
Readings related to the PowerPoint and national/international events presentations you will be making.
Other required readings which may be added during the course. Knowing how busy you are, if there are any additional reading assignments, they will be held to a minimum.
Academic Integrity:
Missouri State University is a community of scholars committed to developing educated persons who accept the responsibility to practice personal and academic integrity. You are responsible for knowing and following the university’s student honor code, Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, available at www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/AcademicIntegrityPolicyRev-1-08.pdf and also available at the Reserves Desk in Meyer Library. Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to sanctions as described in this policy.
Accommodating Disabilities:
To request academic accommodations for a disability, contact the Director of Disability Services, Plaster Student Union, Suite 405, (417) 836-4192 or (417) 836-6792 (TTY), www.missouristate.edu/disability. Students are required to provide documentation of disability to Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations. Disability Services refers some types of accommodation requests to the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, which also provides diagnostic testing for learning and psychological disabilities. For information about testing, contact the Director of the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, (417) 836-4787, http://psychology.missouristate.edu/ldc.
Make-Up Policy:
You are advised not to miss any tests. An acceptable excuse must be presented to the instructor explaining why the examination was missed. Make-up tests will be administered on the following dates (you may attend either or both):
Tuesday, December 9th
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Strong 458 (the small conference room inside the department of SOC/ANT/CRM.and
Wednesday, December 10th
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Strong 458 (the small conference room inside the department of SOC/ANT/CRM.You will be quizzed on the content of one "Issue" from the book just about every evening, then we will all discuss the content of the reading. The purpose or objective of this exercise is to find various justice issues to discuss and to make sure everyone in the class has at least some prior knowledge of the topic prior to the discussion.
Item
Point Value
Notes
Issues 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 19. Please note that we will NOT be reading ALL the issues - only those listed above.
325 points
Five (5) questions on each of thirteen (13) Issues worth 5 points each. To be self-graded in class. Please record your score for each quiz.
195 points
See below for how your score on this assignment will be determined.
100 points
See below for how your score on this assignment will be determined.
200 points
Ten (10) reviews worth up to 20 points each. See below to learn how your score for current event reviews will be determined.
Please read the attendance policy below.
Required
See the description below for this item.
Total Points Possible
820
Points
The traditional method for calculating semester grades will be used in this course. That is, grades of A, B, C, D, and F will be given rather without the use of a minus or a plus.A = 738-820 (90-100%)
B = 656-737 (80-89.99%)
C = 574-655 (70-79.99%)
D = 492-573 (60-69.99%)
F = less than 492 points
There will be short quizzes on 13 of the 19 "Issues" found in the text book. Please note that you are not responsible for all of the Issues, only those listed in the chart above.
PowerPoint Presentation:
Please read the following section carefully and follow all the guidelines for this assignment.
During our second class meeting you will identify an issue in the field of criminology / criminal justice which you will study on your own during this course. You will present your findings to the class using a Power Point (PP) presentation. We will spend about an hour during our first meeting reviewing how to create a Power Point presentation and how to insert links to the internet on a Power Point slide.
Please conclude your PP presentation with a consideration of social policy as it related to your topic. That is, what should be done to effectively deal with the issue you have raised? Examples of social policies include, but are not limited to, laws rules and ordinances.
You will be expected to include at least four (4) different articles (or chapters of books) in your research for this assignment. If you'd like, you can share with me what those materials may be and I'll be happy to give you an idea if they are suitable or not or lead you to other materials you may want to use.
In most instances, the more sources you use, the higher your grade may be. Please cite all works that you use and create a PP slide at the end of your presentation (like a bibliography) indicating what those works were. If one or more of them are online, please link their titles to their websites.
You are also expected to conduct one interview with someone whose answers would be deemed relevant and important as concerns your chosen topic. This should NOT be the same person you interviewed for the Field Interview assignment.
Your interview subject must participate voluntarily and must be told that his or her identity will remain confidential and will not be reported to either me nor anyone else. When referring to your interview subject in your PP presentation, you must use a fictional name.
Meyer (the MSU) Library houses Criminal Justice Abstracts and you need to be familiar with its use. If you are not, visit any of the Reference Librarians and they will tell you how to access that database and find materials on your topic. I anticipate that most of the articles/chapters/books you use for this assignment will have been found using the Abstracts.
When writing your bibliography, state the title of the material, author, name of the (journal, book, etc., whatever is appropriate), publisher, year of publication, and page numbers for the material as you would for any article, chapter or book. The articles/chapters/book you use can be found at our library, a public library, the Drury Library (Olin), a book store, or from a Google Scholar search. Please do NOT use Google except for your Current Event Reviews.
You PP presentation may consist of as many slides as you wish as long as your entire presentation can be delivered in no more than 50 minutes. You will then have 20 additional minutes for Q and A.
Immediately prior to giving your presentation, please give me one hard copy of your PowerPoint slides. Since those who present last will have more time to prepare their papers/PP presentations than those who present first, we will have a drawing-from-a-hat to determine the order of the presentations.
The criteria upon which your PowerPoint presentation will be graded include:
Thoroughness of your background research as exhibited in your presentation|
Organization of the material you are presenting
Quality of your oral presentation (smooth, confident, delivered without reading the material word for word, use of an effective outline - which IS your PP presentation, maintaining good eye contact with your audience)
Clarity
Ability to keep your presentation to no more than 50 minutes|
Ability to stimulate and lead discussion related to your presentation
Maintaining eye contact with your audience (the other people in this class)
Number and quality of included links to the Internet (please read "Criteria for evaluation of Internet Information Resources" at http://www.vuw.ac.nz/staff/alastair_smith/evaln/index.htm#Scope)
Grammar and Spelling Field Interview and Presentation:
During the first night of the course you will be sharing with the class what it is that you would like to do when you graduate, or what your chosen profession will be ten years down the road (as best you can determine at this time). We will then explore the names of professionals in that field of endeavor in hopes of finding someone you can interview.
Among the topics you should discuss with your interview subject are:
* What led you to choose this as a career?
* Did you have any kind of preparation for this kind of work before actually taking the job?
* How would you describe your job - what do you do?
* If you would, please tell me about the on-the-job training you have received as regards your job?
* What do you find most rewarding in your work?
* What do you find most troubling or frustrating in your work?
* If there were any two or three things you could change in the justice system, what would they be?
* What advice would you give me, or anyone who is contemplating a job like yours? (These may or may not have to do directly with the job you hold.)
You may add other questions and should "probe" any answers you get if you think there is more to learn from probing.
Your grade on this assignment will be based upon:
finding a qualified professional to interview (please tell me who you want to interview before you contact any interview subject)
conducting the interview (you will need to provide proof that you conducted the interview and when it was done - a note/letter from the interview subject will be sufficient)
your ability to use the questions above (you are also encouraged to add questions of your own - it's called "probing")
the quality of the notes you took during the interview (you can ask your interview subject if you can record the interview, but that is not advised as it often results in the interview subject placing restraints on what he/she is willing to say)
You are to hand in your interview notes when we discuss what you learned during the interview.
the quality of the presentation you make to class regarding what you learned from the interview experience
Our class will not meet on September 16th as compensation for the work you will be doing for the Field Interview including:
finding a professional in the field to interview,
contacting your interview subject and make an appointment for the interview,
adding questions to those presented above so that you get as much as possible from the interview experience,
interviewing the subject and taking notes (the interview should take from 30 to 45 minutes, but it could be longer),
typing your notes (double-spaced with your name at the top and "CRM 498 Field Interview"), and
preparing a presentation for class. The presentation will be oral and informal. A copy of your interview notes is to be given to Dr. Carlie when you make this presentation. Current Events Reviews
The course will be greatly enhanced by your reviews of crime-related current events taking place in the United States and internationally.
Using Google News (http://news.google.com/) you simply type in the search word you are looking for and read any one of the resulting articles for your review. Please print out the review and bring one copy of it to class. After you review the article you will give the article to me. I'll use it for book-keeping purposes (to show you reviewed it).
Each time you read a news article and review it for class, it should be on a different topic. It would be nice if some of the reviews were tied directly into the "Issue" we are being tested on and discussing that evening. Among the search terms you might use, whether they are related to the Issue or not, include, but are not limited to:
criminal law, juvenile law, police, law enforcement, federal law enforcement, FBI, DEA, criminal court, juvenile court, case backlog, plea bargaining or plea negotiation, prosecuting crime, prosecutors, prosecution, crime, delinquency, illegal drugs, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, gangs, organized crime, criminal justice education, criminology graduate study, or whatever you choose as related to this course.
We are looking for NEWS! Current events. You are encourage to precede any topic with the name of a nation, including the United States or a state, if you wish. Got the idea? We can explore any criminology or criminal justice-related topic we want. And I would like for you to do that for such issues/topics in the United States as well as in other nations - and I am particularly interested in having you explore news from nations other than the United States.
It would be nice if someone (or a few people) chose topics related to the Issue we are studying on any specific night in class.
You are expected to attend class every night. Students with perfect attendance (no absences) will receive an additional twenty (20) points as a reward.
For students who are absent, the first absence will have no impact upon their semester grade. Life goes on and sometimes a student simply has to miss a class. I understand that and will not deduct points for that absence, whether you think it would qualify as an excused absence or not (a serious illness or a broken alarm clock). But, beginning with the second absence twenty (20) points may be subtracted for each absence.
If you have to be absent more than once, and you don't want to lose points, bring me a very credible, documented excuse and you may not lose any points.
The following rules, culled from the attendance policies of several professors, apply regardless of one's attendance record.
1. There are no excused absences for this course.
2. You are responsible for the information disseminated in the class which you missed, including lecture information, hand-outs, discussions, special announcements, etc.
3. During class I will circulate a role sheet on days we do not have a test. On test days I will use your test for attendance purposes.When a role sheet is used, you are expected to sign by your name. Signing for another student will be considered cheating and will be dealt with accordingly. No excuse will be accepted for not having signed the role if you were in attendance. If the class role doesn't get to you by the middle of the class period, let me know by asking for the role sheet.
4. Attendance is a part of your grade because information presented in the classroom is the most important part of the course. Included are lectures, reviews of the test questions (if time permits), instructional aids (movies, videos, etc.), classroom discussion and debate, and interviews with our special guests. Missing any one of these is missing a part of the course. After all, tests do not assess everything which has been presented in the course.5. Some students may say that "Since I'm paying for this class, I should be able to be absent without it affecting my grade." To this I would respond by noting that a student's tuition pays for approximately one-haf or the cost of his or her education at Missouri State. The taxpayers of Missouri are paying for the remaining amount. They deserve to know their dollars are being spent wisely.
6. Leaving class before its normal termination time may be considered an absence. Additionally, leaving class immediately following a test may result in the recording of an absence unless you are instructed otherwise.
7. Attendance on the last day of class (when a final examination would normally have been scheduled according to the university calendar) will be taken using the assignment below ("Last Class Meeting").
Last Class Meeting:
Tuesday, December 16th, from 8:00 - 10:00 p.m., is the final examination period for this course. Although you will not have a final examination in this course, attendance during our last class meeting is required in order for you to received a grade in the course. I will take attendance during class using the no more than a two page paper you will bring to class (on May 12th) on which you have typed (double-spaced) answers to both of the following questions:
1. What was the most interesting, valuable or important thing you learned in this course?
2. What was the most disturbing or unsettling thing you learned in this course?
Our time together this evening will be spent discussing your responses and capping off the course.
Recording in the Classroom and Cell Phones
You must obtain permission from me each day you wish to record in class. Under no circumstance do you have permission to play recordings of my lectures, guest interviews, instructional aids, or other students' comments, in whole or in part, to anyone except yourself.
The Office of Academic Affairs prohibits the use by students of cell phones, pagers, or similar communication devices during scheduled classes. All such devices (phones, MP3 players, palm devices, etc.) must be turned off or put in a silent mode and cannot be taken out during class.
At the discretion of the instructor, exception to this policy is possible in special circumstances. Disturbing the class, however, is unacceptable, regardless of the kind of disturbance. Removal from the course of the student in question by the instructor will likely result. (The university is kind of harsh about this!)
Sanctions for violation of this policy are determined by the instructor and may include dismissal from the class – see Class Disruption (http://www.missouristate.edu/recreg/classdis.html). In testing situations, use of cell phones or similar communication devices may lead also to a charge of academic dishonesty and additional sanctions under the Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures (http://www.missouristate.edu/acadaff/AcademicIntegrity.html).
Non-Discrimination Policy:
Missouri State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution, and maintains a grievance procedure available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. At all times, it is your right to address inquiries or concerns about possible discrimination to the Office for Equity and Diversity, Park Central Office Building, 117 Park Central Square, Suite 111, (417) 836-4252. Other types of concerns (i.e., concerns of an academic nature) should be discussed directly with your instructor and can also be brought to the attention of your instructor’s Department Head. Please visit the OED website at www.missouristate.edu/equity/.Use of Recording Devices and Cell Phones in the Classroom
Please turn your cell phone OFF or put it on vibrate during class periods.
As a member of the learning community, each student has a responsibility to other students who are members of the community. When cell phones or pagers ring and students respond in class or leave class to respond, it disrupts the class. Therefore, the Office of the Provost prohibits the use by students of cell phones, pagers, PDAs, or similar communication devices during scheduled classes. All such devices must be turned off or put in a silent (vibrate) mode and ordinarily should not be taken out during class. Given the fact that these same communication devices are an integral part of the University’s emergency notification system, an exception to this policy would occur when numerous devices activate simultaneously. When this occurs, students may consult their devices to determine if a university emergency exists. If that is not the case, the devices should be immediately returned to silent mode and put away. Other exceptions to this policy may be granted at the discretion of the instructor.
Sanctions for violation of this policy are determined by the instructor and may include dismissal from the class—see Class Disruption (http://www.missouristate.edu/registrar/classdis.html).
In testing situations, use of cell phones or similar communication devices, or any other electronic or data storage device for other than university emergencies, may lead also to a charge of academic dishonesty and additional sanctions under the Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures (http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/AcademicIntegrityPolicyRev-1-08.pdf).
There are two appeal processes available to students. A sanction for class disruption may be appealed using the appeal process stated in the Class Disruption policy; however, a violation that involves a charge of academic dishonesty must be appealed using the process described in the Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures.
Dropping a Course:
It is the student's responsibility to understand the University’s procedure for dropping a class. If you stop attending this class but do not follow proper procedure for dropping the class, you will receive a failing grade and will also be financially obligated to pay for the class. For information about dropping a class or withdrawing from the university, contact the Office of the Registrar at 836-5520. See the MSU Academic Calendar (www.missouristate.edu/registrar/acad_cal.html) for deadlines.
Please keep track of your test scores. I will email you about your scores on the PowerPoint presentation, your current event reviews, and your Professional Interview.
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~ Schedule of Class Activities ~
I will do my best to keep us on target as to the dates and activities listed below. There are times, however, when the schedule may need to be changed. If I know a needed changes in advance, I will let you know as soon as I can. Otherwise, I hope to stick to the schedule below.
Tuesday
August 26We will review the syllabus. Do you have any questions about what we are going to be doing? Do you understand how your grade in the course is going to be determined? Do you have the required book for the course?
Quizzes over the "Issues":
There's a quiz over the first "Issue" next week.Personal Statement:
We will get acquainted with each other this evening. Among the topics we'll explore are your educational and career goals. I will also talk a little bit about myself relative to the content of this course.Your Professional Interview:
Your personal statement will guide us in a discussion regarding who you might interview for this course. Over the next few weeks you will interview that person then share what you learned with the rest of the class (September 30th). There will be no class on September 16th to compensate you for the time it will take to prepare for, conduct, and respond to your interview.Your Power Point Presentation:
Start thinking about the topic of your presentation. You will be declaring your presentation topic in class at our next meeting (next week). You have already been assigned a date for your presentation. As you read through this syllabus you will find the date you have been assigned.Current National and International Crime News:
How shall we go about doing this? I've set aside 50 minutes during nearly every class meeting so you can share your findings with the rest of the class. How will the topic areas be chosen to assure that no two people read and review the same news article?Tuesday
September 26:00
Quiz 1 - Issue 1: Is Crime Beneficial to Society?
Discussion over the contents of the articles you read for this quiz. Do you think crime is beneficial to society? Do you think the authors' arguments made sense? Where they presented well? Reflect upon these things taking into the account Questions to Ask When Examining a Position Statement.
7:00
Current National and International Crime News #1.
Open discussion. Be sure to print a print-out of the article you chose to discuss. You are expected to bring a copy of each article every time we have this assignment.
7:50
Break
8:00
What will your presentation topic be?
It's time to declare what your topic will be. Presentations will start October 14th. Those who present first are at a little disadvantage since they will have less time to prepare than those who present later in the course. There's no other way around this. Just do the best you can in the time provided.Professional Interview Questionnaire
Among the topics you should discuss with your interview subject are:
* What led you to choose this as a career?
* Did you have any kind of preparation for this kind of work before actually taking the job?
* How would you describe your job - what do you do?
* If you would, please tell me about the on-the-job training you have received as regards your job?
* What do you find most rewarding in your work?
* What do you find most troubling or frustrating in your work?
* If there were any two or three things you could change in the justice system, what would they be?
* What advice would you give me, or anyone who is contemplating a job like yours? (These may or may not have to do directly with the job you hold.)
You may add other questions and should "probe" any answers you get if you think there is more to learn from probing.
Tuesday
September 96:00
Guest Interview: Mike Oliver, United States Attorney (Prosecutor) will join us this evening so we can interview him about federal cases involving drugs and guns. He is a very open, bright and knowledgeable person, so it should be a very interesting conversation. Please be sure to participate by asking questions! That's why I have invited Mr. Oliver and other guests to our class.
6:50
Break
7:00
Quiz 2 - Issue 4: Does the USA have a right to torture suspected terrorists?
Discussion over the contents of the articles. Do you think crime is beneficial to society? Do you think the authors' arguments made sense? Where they presented well? Reflect upon these things taking into the account Questions to Ask When Examining a Position Statement.
7:50
Break
8:00
Current National and International Crime News #2.
Open discussion. Be sure to print a print-out of the article you chose to discuss. You are expected to bring a copy of each article every time we have this assignment.
Tuesday
September 16No class tonight. Instead, you are working on your interview project and, hopefully, will complete it so you are ready to present it to class (and submit your written interview notes and verification of the interview) in two weeks.
Tuesday
September 23Next week you will be asked to discuss the findings
from your professional interview experience.6:00
Quiz 3 - Issue 5: Is racial Profiling an acceptable law enforcement strategy?
Discussion over the contents of the articles. Reflect upon these things taking into the account Questions to Ask When Examining a Position Statement.
6:50
Break
7:00
Guest Interview:
I've asked Officer Jason King to join us this evening. Jason graduated from MSU with a degree in criminal justice and has served on the Springfield Police Department ever since. He is an experienced and very forthright patrol officer.7:50
Break
8:00
Current National and International Crime News #3.
Open discussion. Be sure to print a print-out of the article you chose to discuss. You are expected to bring a copy of each article every time we have this assignment.
Tuesday
September 306:00
Guest Interview:
I am trying to get a probation/parole officer (working with adult offenders) who is a sex offender specialist. Please be sure to ask questions!6:50
Break
7:00
Quiz 4 - Issue 6: Should serious sex offenders be castrated?
Discussion over the contents of the articles. Reflect upon these things taking into the account Questions to Ask When Examining a Position Statement.
7:50Break
8:00
You will be presenting your findings from your professional interview experience. Be sure to bring your interview notes with you as well as verification of the interview.
Tuesday
October 76:00
Quiz 5 - Issue 7: Should juvenile courts be abolished?
Discussion over the contents of the articles. Reflect upon these things taking into the account Questions to Ask When Examining a Position Statement.
6:50
Break
7:00
Video: Bastards of the Party, discussion.
7:50
Break
8:00
