CRJS 4913 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS ABROAD COURSE SYLLABUS

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1 CRJS 4913 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS ABROAD COURSE SYLLABUS INSTRUCTOR NAME: Ronald D. Server OFFICE LOCATION: Room 351, Don Clark Building OFFICE PHONE: AC FAX: AC ADDRESS: SNAIL MAIL: P.O. Box 748 Prairie View, TX OFFICE HOURS: TTH :50 COURSE LOCATION : ROOM 235, Don Clark Building COURSE DAY & TIME: MW 2;OO -3-20PM CATALOG DESCRIPTION: CRJS 4913 Criminal Justice Systems Abroad (3.0) Credit Hours. An analysis of the Criminal Justice Programs and Institutions outside the United States. Prerequisites: CRJS 1133 Principles of Criminal Justice. Required Text: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems by Reichel. Access to Learning Resources: PVAMU Library: Phone (936) Web: Phone: (936) Web: Key=d. Course Goals or Overview: This course covers criminal justice systems in a wide variety of countries throughout the world. Because every country has a formal system of social control, the justice system provides an appropriate institutional base for a comparative analysis of nations. Attention will be focused on the four basic legal traditions. The goal of this course is to familiarize criminal justice students with the basic principles of Comparative Criminal Justice Systems that operate today. Students will also focus on how these systems address international and transnational crimes are addressed. Course Objectives: At the end of the term, the student will 1. Be able to contrast and compare the U.S. system with Civil Law Tradition countries like France and Sweden. 2. Be able to contrast and compare the U.S. Systems with Common Law System countries including Great Britain. 3. Be able to contrast and compare the development of the Socialist Legal System of Russia and China with the United States. 4. Become aware of the legal and cultural influences in the development of these legal systems in the World today. 5. Be able to compare criminal justice institutions, such as courts, corrections and policing with other countries. 6. Become familiar with global issues that affect and or originate in the United States. 7. Become aware of career opportunities in the field of International Criminal Justice.

2 SYLLABUS CRJS 4913 PAGE TWO Alignment of course objectives, program outcomes, and core curriculum outcomes: At the end of this course, the student will Course Objectives Program Outcomes Social & Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum Outcomes 1. Write and present a Student will become aware e) Analyze the effects of social, Senior applied re- development, history, and political, economic, cultural, and Search paper. Operation of the CJ. System diplomatic forces on the area under Study. 2. Become familiar with student will know how and International Law and why legal principles apply. Its application in Everyday life. COURSE EVALUATION 1. Class Preparation Each student must purchase the textbook and be prepared to discuss the reading assignment in advance of each class meeting..05 Final Grade. 2. Absences and Tardies Each student must attend class meetings regularly. Excessive absences and tardies can and will affect the student s final grade..05 Final Grade. 3. Written and Oral Assignments Study assignments and written quizzes will be assigned during the semester. Case recitations will also be assigned..10 Final Grade. 4. Research Paper Each student will submit a research paper on a current country s criminal justice issue or case. The assignment must be typed to receive credit..10 Final Grade. 5. Examinations Written examinations will be given at the completion of each part of the course..70 Final Grade. EXAM GRADE SCALE = A = B = C Students are expected to maintain a C average = D 59-0 = F Course Procedures Formatting Documents: Microsoft Word is the standard word processing tool used at PVAMU. If you are using other word processors, be sure to use the save as tool and save the document in either the Microsoft Word, Rich-Tex, or plain text format. Exam Policy Exams should be taken as scheduled. No makeup examinations will be allowed except under documented emergencies. (See Student Handbook).

3 SYLLABUS CRJS 4913 PAGE THREE COURSE CONTENT PART I International Perspective Chpts 1-3 A. Comparative Criminology Aug 26 Sept 20 B. Transnational Crime PART II Organizations & Philosophies Chps. 4 & 5 A. Legal Traditions Sept 22 Oct 15 B. International Policing MIDTERM EXAMINATION October 15 PART III International Perspectives on Institutions Chps 6 & 7 A. Policing Oct 21 Nov 8 B. Courts PART IV International Perspectives on Chps 13, 14, & 15 A. Juvenile Justice Nov 11 Dec 2 B. Cybercrimes Course Review Day December 1 Final Exam Week December 3 9 Other Important Dates: Last Day to Drop/Add Aug 30 Last Day to Withdraw Without Record Sept 10 Last Day to Withdraw From Course With Automatic Grade of W Nov 3 Last Day to Apply for December Graduation Nov 14 UNIVERSITY RULES AND PROCEDURES Disability Statement (See Student Handbook) Students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in class should register with the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) early in the semester so that appropriate arrangements may be made. In accordance with federal laws, a student requesting special accommodations must provide documentation of their disability to the SSD coordinator. Academic misconduct (See Student Handbook) You are expected to practice academic honesty in every aspect of this course and all other courses. Make sure you are familiar with your Student Handbook, especially the section on academic misconduct. Students who engage in academic misconduct are subject to university disciplinary procedures. Forms of academic dishonesty: 1. Cheating deception in which a student misrepresents that he/she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered, giving or receiving aid unauthorized by the instructor on assignments or examinations.

4 COURSE SYLLABUS CRJS 4913 PAGE FOUR (con t) 2. Academic misconduct: tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of a scheduled test. 3. Fabrication: use of invented information or falsified research.) 4. Plagiarism: unacknowledged quotation and/or paraphrase of someone else s words, ideas, or data as one s own in work submitted for credit. Failure to identify information or essays from the Internet and submitting them as one s own work also constitute plagiarism. Nonacademic misconduct (See Student Handbook) The University respects the rights of instructors to teach and students to learn. Maintenance of these rights require campus conditions that do not impede that exercise. Campus behavior that interferes with either (1) the instructor s ability to conduct the class, (2) the inability of other students to profit from the instructional program, or (3) campus behavior that interferes with the rights of others will not be tolerated. An individual engaging in such disruptive behavior may be subject to disciplinary action. Such incidents will be adjudicated by the Dean of Students under nonacademic procedures. Sexual misconduct (See Student Handbook). Sexual harassment of students and employers at Prairie View A & M is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Any member of the university community violating this policy will be subject to disciplinary action. Attendance Policy: Prairie View A & M University requires regular class attendance. Excessive absences will result in lowered grades. Excessive absenteeism, whether excused or unexcused, may result in a student s course grade being reduced or an assignment of a grade of F. Absences are accumulated beginning with the first day of class. Student Academic Appeals Process Authority and responsibility for assigning grades to students rests with the faculty. However, in those instances where students believe that miscommunication, errors, or unfairness of any kind may have adversely affected the instructor s assessment of their academic performance, the student has a right to appeal by the procedure listed in the Undergraduate Catalog and by doing so with thirty days of receiving the grade or experiencing any other problematic academic event that prompted the complaint.

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