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1 e: Criminal Justice Department Fall 2011 Criminal Justice 1115 (02): Introduction to the Criminal Justice System INSTRUCTOR CONTACT Ms. Cathy Huth or (only during office hours) CLASS TIME Monday & Wednesday 10:30-12:20 A310 OFFICE HOURS Course Description: A118C Monday 3:00-4:00 or by appointment Welcome to CRIM 1115! This course is designed to introduce students to the various components of the Canadian Criminal Justice System (CJS), the roles of its principle participants, the interaction between the components, and some of the issues which both facilitate and complicate the administration of justice in Canada. The course will also focus on special topics which include youth, Aboriginals, and women in the CJS, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the changing role of corrections. There will also be an in-depth examination of the Donald Marshall Jr. case and the subsequent Royal Commission inquiry into the Marshall case. Format: This course is a lecture format. However, class discussion and student participation is an important component of this course. Students are expected to complete all assigned readings prior to class. Course Expectations: Students are expected to read all of the assigned material prior to class, attend classes, take notes, ask questions and engage in class discussions on the topics and themes that form the foundation of this course. Occasionally, the instructor will ask for volunteers to share their ideas and at other times will call upon students to discuss a point or contribute to a discussion, so please be prepared. Students should expect a two week turn around for marked evaluations. Please note supplemental and grade raising assignments and examinations are not available. 1

2 Classroom expectations: e is dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence, and committed to creating an environment that promotes scholarly activity and integrity. Students enrolled in courses offered through the Criminal Justice Program at e have a right to receive their education in a respectful environment. As a result, disrespect and misconduct in the classroom will not be tolerated. Criminal Justice Programs will investigate all allegations of disrespect and/or misconduct and will refer all matters to the College who may issue penalties where necessary and appropriate. Students are reminded that they are bound by the Langara Code of Conduct [see: and its definition of Misconduct which states, in part: Misconduct: is conduct that includes but is not limited to the following: a. speech or action that causes disruption or creates an atmosphere of hostility, intimidation or ridicule, including: i. speech or action that disrupts the ability of other students to learn and/or the ability of an instructor to teach [emphasis added]; Criminal Justice Programs takes the position that late attendance and the inappropriate use of electronic devices during scheduled class time falls under the definition of Misconduct. Definitions: Scheduled class time: Class is deemed to have begun at the scheduled time located in the Course Calendar. For example, if the assigned class hours are hours then the scheduled class time begins at 1030 hours. This does not include scheduled breaks determined by the faculty instructor. Late arrival: is defined as any time after 5 minutes from the beginning of the scheduled class time. Electronic devices: includes but is not limited to computers, cellular phones, and pagers. Inappropriate use of electronic devices: includes using computers, cellular phones or other electronic devices for the playing of games, the viewing of media such as movies, internet websites, downloaded or saved electronic files, communicating with others through social media sites or sites not related to classroom material unless previously authorized by the faculty instructor. Faculty Instructor: includes the assigned instructor for the class or his/her designate such as a guest lecturer or other Langara Faculty instructor. This does not include students who are making in-class presentations. 2

3 Procedures: Where an instructor perceives that a student is engaging in Misconduct, including lateness or the inappropriate use of electronic devices, the instructor has the right to direct the student to leave the learning environment. Should the instructor wish to pursue the matter further, he/she will refer to the procedures outlined in the Code of Conduct policy B3002. Required Text: Griffiths, C. T. (2011). Canadian criminal justice: A primer (4 th ed.). Toronto, ON: Nelson Education. The following textbook has been placed on reserve at the Langara library or can be purchased at the Langara bookstore. Students are not required to purchase the textbook, however the readings selected from this textbook are required. Roberts, J. & Grossman, M. (2012). Criminal justice in Canada: A reader (4 th ed.). Toronto, ON: Nelson Education. Students will be required to complete other readings assigned throughout the semester, including handouts, articles, or other sources. These additional readings are required and therefore examinable. 3

4 Course Requirements: Students must complete all course requirements (assignments and exams) in order to obtain credit for this course. Failure to complete all evaluation components will result in an Incomplete being assigned for this course. Quiz 20% A quiz will be held October 5, 2011 during the regular class period. The quiz will consist of multiple choice, true or false, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions. Essay 15% A short essay is due at the start of class on October 19, Guidelines for this assignment will be distributed and discussed during the second week of class. Quiz 20% A quiz will be held October 31, 2011 during the regular class period. The quiz will consist of multiple choice, true or false, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions. The quiz is not cumulative and will only focus on material since the previous quiz Assignment 15% An assignment is due at the start of class on November 28, Guidelines for this assignment will be distributed and discussed during the second week of class. Final exam 30% A final exam will be scheduled during the formal exam period. The exam will consist of multiple choice, true or false, fill-in-the-blank, short answer questions and one major essay question. The final exam is not cumulative and will only focus on course material since the previous quiz. All assignments must be submitted at the start of class on the day the assignment is due. Late submissions will be penalized 5% if they are submitted the day the assignment is due but after class has begun, and 10% for each regularly scheduled class day. All assignments must be submitted in paper form to the instructor. Students are expected to submit all assignments on time and complete exams on the dates specified. Any exceptions need to be previously approved by the instructor or, in the case of illness or injury, students will need to submit a note from their physician. A note from a physician in the case of illness must specify that the student was unable, due to injury or illness, to write the exam or submit their assignment on the exam/assignment date (for example, due to illness on September 22 Joe was unable to write the scheduled exam). A doctor s note missing this information may not be accepted. 4

5 Academic Misconduct: Cheating: An act of deceit, distortion of the truth, or improper use of another person s effort to obtain an academic advantage. Cheating includes, but is not limited to: (a) Plagiarism or self-plagiarism; (b) Copying another student s exam or allowing a student to copy your exam; (c) Using unauthorized information, books, notes, diagrams or other aids in an exam; (d) Obtaining or using unauthorized material, such as a copy of an exam before it is given; (e) Fabricating information, such as data for a lab report; (f) Violating procedures prescribed to protect the integrity of an assignment, test or other evaluation; (g) Collaborating with others on assignments without the instructor s consent; (h) Having another person take an exam in one s place; or submitting a take-home exam or assignment as one s own where completed in whole or in part by another person; (i) Altering exam answers and requesting the exam be re-graded; (j) Communicating with any person during an exam, other than the invigilator or faculty; (k) Helping another person cheat. Plagiarism: The presentation of another person s or source s words and/or images and/or ideas as if they were one s own. It ranges from an entire assignment which is not the student s own work to specific passages within an assignment taken from a source without acknowledgment. For plagiarism to occur, intent is not necessary; plagiarism can be either intentional or unintentional. In either case, it is unacceptable. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to: (a) Directly quoting the words of others, without using quotation marks or indented format to identify them or otherwise indicating that words are directly quoted; (b) Using sources of published or unpublished information without identifying them; (c) Paraphrasing materials or ideas of others without identifying the sources; (d) Submitting work that another individual, including a tutor, has edited or partially written, without prior permission from the instructor; (e) Borrowing all or part of another student s paper or using someone else s outline to write one s own paper; (f) Using a paper writing service or having another person write one s paper; (g) In computer programming classes, using computer code from another person and presenting it as one s own (h) Respondent: the person alleged to have committed cheating or fraud. Students found to have plagiarized or cheated will be given a zero for the assignment and risk expulsion from both the Criminal Justice Program and e. 5

6 Course Outline: LECTURE TOPIC READINGS September 7 Course overview and introductions September 12 September 14 September 19 An introduction to crime, law and the criminal justice system The measurement and patterns of criminal behaviour Perceptions and challenges of the criminal justice system Chapter 1 Chapter 2 September 21 Victims of crime Chapter 28 Crime victims and the justice system September 26 The police Chapter 3 September 28 The police (cont.) October 3 Police powers Chapter 4 October 5 Quiz Students are responsible for all lecture and readings covered up to this point October 10 Thanksgiving Class is cancelled October 12 Community policing Chapter 5 October 17 Women and the criminal justice system Chapter 27 Responding to intimate partner violence October 19 Essay due White collar crime 6

7 October 24 Youth in the criminal justice system Chapter 26 The consequences of incarceration for young offenders October 26 The criminal courts Chapter 6 October 31 Quiz Students are responsible for all lecture and readings since the previous quiz November 2 November 7 Criminal prosecution, criminal law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Criminal prosecution cont. Chapter 7 November 9 Sentencing Chapter 8 November 14 November 16 Sentencing Alternative forms of justice and sentencing options Chapter 9 AND Chapter 29 Restorative justice November 21 Correctional institutions Chapter 10 November 23 Release and re-entry options Chapter 11 November 28 Release and re-entry options (cont.) Assignment due November 30 Aboriginals in the criminal justice system Reading to be determined Final exam Held during exam period Good luck! 7