Date

Topics

Assignments

Part I – Introduction

Tuesday – 1/24

Introduction to class and syllabus

None

Thursday  – 1/26

Crime and justice as public policy issues
Defining crime; Types of crime
The crime problem today

Cole & Smith: Chapter 1

Tuesday – 1/31

Crime victimization
Causes of crime

Cole & Smith: Chapter 2
Autobiography Due

Thursday  – 2/1

The goals of the criminal justice system
Criminal justice in a federal system
Operations of criminal justice agencies
Decision making in the CJ system
Crime and justice in a multicultural society

Cole & Smith: Chapter 3

Tuesday – 2/7

Foundations of criminal law
Substantive and procedural criminal law
The Supreme Court today

Cole & Smith: Chapter 4

Thursday  – 2/9

Exam 1 – Part I

Part II – Police

Tuesday – 2/14

The development of police in the U.S.
Law enforcement agencies
Police functions; Organization of the police
Police policy; Police actions; Police and the community

Cole & Smith: Chapter 5

Thursday  – 2/16

Who are the police? The police subculture
Police response and action; Delivery of police services
Issues in patrolling

Cole & Smith: Chapter 6
Current Issues
Assignment Due

Tuesday – 2/21

Police abuse of power; Civic accountability
Policing and new technology; Homeland security
Security management and private policing

Cole & Smith: Chapter 7

Thursday  – 2/23

Legal limitations on police investigations
Plain view doctrine; Warrantless searches
Questioning suspects; The exclusionary rule

Cole & Smith: Chapter 8

Tuesday – 2/28

Thursday  – 3/1

Federal law enforcement – WACO Discussion

None

Tuesday – 3/6

Federal law enforcement – WACO Discussion

None

Thursday  – 3/8

The structure of American courts
Effective management of the state courts
To be a judge
From arrest to trial or plea
Bail: pretrial release; Pretrial detention

Cole & Smith: Chapter 9

Tuesday – 3/13

The prosecutorial system
The defense attorney: image and reality

Cole & Smith: Chapter 10

Thursday  – 3/15

The courtroom: how it functions
Plea bargaining; Trial: the exceptional case; Appeals

Cole & Smith: Chapter 11

Tuesday – 3/20

Spring Break – No Class

Be safe and responsible

Thursday  – 3/22

Spring Break – No Class

Be safe and responsible

Tuesday – 3/27

The goals of punishment
Forms of the criminal sanction
The sentencing process

Cole & Smith: Chapter 12

Thursday  – 3/29

Video: Murder on a Sunday Morning

Current Issues
Assignment Due

Tuesday – 4/3

Video: Murder on a Sunday Morning

None

Thursday  – 4/5

Exam 3 – Part III

Part IV – Corrections

Tuesday – 4/10

Development of corrections
Organization of corrections in the U.S.
Jails: detention and short-term incarceration
The law of corrections; Correctional policy trends

Cole & Smith: Chapter 13

Thursday  – 4/12

Community corrections: assumptions
Probation: correction without incarceration
Intermediate sanctions in the community
The future of community corrections

Cole & Smith: Chapter 14

Tuesday – 4/17

The modern prison: legacy of the past
Goals of incarceration; Prison organization
Governing a society of captives
Correctional officers
Who is in prison? The convict world
Women in prison; Prison programs
Violence in prison; Prisoners’ rights

Cole & Smith: Chapter 15

Thursday  – 4/19

Institutional corrections – The Farm

None

Tuesday – 4/24

Prisoner reentry; Release and supervision
Release mechanisms
Parole supervision in the community
Future of prisoner reentry
Civil disabilities of ex-felons; Pardon

Cole & Smith: Chapter 16

Thursday  – 4/26

Exam 4 – Part IV

Part V – The Juvenile Justice System

Tuesday – 5/1

Youth crime in the United States
The development of juvenile justice
The juvenile justice system
Problems and perspectives

Cole & Smith: Chapter 17

Thursday  – 5/3

The Juvenile Justice Process

None

Tuesday – 5/8

The Juvenile Justice Process

None

Thursday  – 5/10

Evaluations; Review for final

None

Final Exam

Wednesday, 5/16, 10:00-11:50