Transcript CJ330 Crime and Delinquency

Crime and Delinquency
Course Orientation and
Introduction
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Today’s Schedule
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Instructor Introduction
University Education
Course Outline and Expectations
Website Orientation
Course Beginning
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Raymond E. Foster, MPA
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Doctoral Student, Touro University International – Winter 2006
MPA, Public Financial Management — California State University, Fullerton
4.0 GPA (Member Phi Kappa Phi) - 2003
BA, Criminal Justice — The Union Institute — 1999
National Institute for Justice, Technology Institute, Washington, DC
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Incident Command System
POST Courses
West Point Leadership Program
Instructor Development Course
Middle Manager
Watch Commander
Supervisory Development
POST Certificates
Management
Supervisor
Advanced Officer
Intermediate Officer
Basic Officer
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De-briefing Suspects: An Analysis of the Crime Control Tactic of Gathering
Criminal Intelligence from Arrested Person (LAPD Intranet, September 1999).
Co-Authored Change in Public Safety Organizations: It’s a Cultural Thing
(October 2003).
Five Tactics for Taking Civil Service Examinations (June 2004).
Police Technology (Prentice Hall, 2004).
Editor, Hi Tech Criminal Justice Newsletter 2003 to Present
Redefining Law Enforcement’s Mobile Office Mobile Government, September
2004.
Interoperability and Air to Ground Communications Airbeat Magazine,
September 2004.
Current Project – co-authoring a text book on “Homeland Security”
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
(Instructor) 2004 – Present
UNION INSTITUTE AND UNIVERISTY
(Faculty Advisor and Instructor) 2004 – Present
HI TECH CRIMINAL JUSTICE
2003 – Present – Owner
FOSTER YOUTH CONNECTION
2003 – Present – Project Co-Developer
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
LIEUTENANT
(1997-- 2004)
SERGEANT
(1988 – 1997)
POLICE OFFICER (1980 – 1988)
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1980-2003
What does a university education
mean?
You can manage a long term project.
You can work independently.
You can work in a group.
You can manage competing resources.
You can read and write.
You learned new ideas.
You were exposed to a variety of cultures.
You enhanced
your critical thinking skills
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Course Objectives:
• (Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 300)
• This course provides an overview and analysis of
the evolving and conflicting purposes and
practices associated with the topics of
criminology, crime and delinquency with an
emphasis on contemporary strategies for the
prevention, remediation and control of crime and
delinquency.
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Learning Goals:
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Understand the scientific method and the use of the scientific
method in the construction of theory; and, the differences
between theory and factual knowledge.
Develop skills to analyze, critique and construct theory.
Understand the historical, social and political background of
the development of theories on crime.
Be able to compare and contrast the various theories, their use
and expected outcomes in criminal justice policy and decision
making.
Increase the student’s analytical, research and writing skills
through exposure to academic, research and practitioner
writings.
Increase the student’s information literacy skills.
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Required Text Book:
(Available at the Titan Bookstore)
Criminology with Making the Grade
Student CD-ROM and PowerWeb, 5th
Edition, Freda Adler, Gerhard O. W
Mueller, William S Laufer, ©2004
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Course Requirements:
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The following responsibilities apply to all
students:
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Attend class and take notes.
Read and prepare to discuss the assigned
reading by the dates identified in the course
syllabus.
Complete three exams (at fifth week, mid-term
and final).
Prepare and deliver a presentation.
Prepare 5-7 page, academically sound, paper
on an issue identified by the instructor.
Participate in class activities and discussions.
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Method of Evaluation:
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Exam One
Exam Two (Mid-Term)
Exam Three
Final
Issue Paper
Website Presentation
Participation
Semester Total
10%
20%
10%
20%
20%
10%
10%
100%
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Grades:
A
94-100%
A-
90-93%
B+
87-89%
B
84-86%
B-
80-83%
C+
77-79%
C
70-76%
D+
67-69%
D
64-66%
D-
60-63%
F
Below 60
Grades:
In accordance with
University Policy Statement
(UPS) 300.020 the +/system of grading will be
used in this course:
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Attendance
Within the university setting, students are expected to
attend class on a regular basis and participate in topic
discussion to enhance the overall learning experience.
As participation is directly related to attendance,
students missing four (4) class session will not
receive any credit for attendance/participation.
Attendance will be recorded by a class roster that will
be passed among the students during each class. It is
the students responsibility to sign the roster.
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Ethical Conduct
Students should be aware that there are severe
consequences for violations of academic ethical
conduct. Primarily, we are concerned with
cheating and plagiarism. Students who are
determined to have cheated or committed
plagiarism will face disciplinary action as identified
within CSUF regulations. For additional
clarification of cheating and/or plagiarism, refer to
the CSUF website or the instructor.
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Exam One, Two and Three
Examinations – Exam one, exam two (mid-term)
and exam three will consist of multiple choice,
true-false or short answer questions. All of the
material in the exam one, exam two (mid-term)
and exam three will come from the readings,
lectures, videos and class discussions and will be
cumulative.
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Issue Paper
Students will be required to prepare a typed, 5-7 page
analysis of a course related issue. The issue topic is
posted on the course website. At a minimum, it is
expected that the students will produce an academically
sound and properly formatted work (APA format is
strongly encouraged) with a minimum of five sources,
not including the text book. The instructor will provide
more information concerning Issue Paper expectations
during class. The paper will graded on content as well
as exposition.
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Final Examination
The final examination will consist of two essay
questions and will be cumulative. Shortly after the
Mid-Term, and as a means of preparing for the final,
the instructor will provide the students with five essay
questions, two of which will be the final
examination.
Although this is not an “open book” test, students
may use any notes they took during class or while
studying for the final examination. They must be the
students notes – refer to the syllabus section on
ethical conduct for further information.
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Participation
• Attendance
• Log
• Forum
10%
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No Extra Credit
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Participation Log
Date
8.23
Class Main Subject
Course Orientation
Comment
This log can be downloaded at the course website.
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Companion Website
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Crime and Deliquency
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