Corrections
and Punishment CJ 380
Term V 2004
Syllabus
Instructor:
Martin S. Redmann
Term Information
Phone:
608.837.8033 (Before 9:00 p.m.)
Tuesday 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
E-mail:
cmconsulting@dwave.net
May 4 – June 22, 2004
Madison
Center, 4601 Hammersley Road
Phone:
608-278-0350
Fax:
608-278-0354
e-mail: madison@uiu.edu
Course
Description
The
history of corrections in American society, corrections and punishment in
contemporary America, alternatives to institutional treatment. The
course in Introduction to the Corrections Process will present the student with
a comprehensive introductory understanding of the corrections system. This
will include its' origin and evolution, philosophies of corrections,
perspectives on sentencing, alternatives to incarceration including community
corrections, probation and parole, offender rights and legal issues, adult,
juvenile, and special needs offenders, corrections specialists, staff and
administration as a profession and special challenges for the future.
Prerequisite
Principals
of Sociology Soc 110
Required Text
Corrections
in 21st Century : A Practical Approach.
Edition: 99 • ISBN: 0534534961 • Carlson, Norman A. / Hess, Karen M. /
Orthmann, Christine M.H.
Each
student must have their own text book.)
Each student must have an e-mail
address, as this will be the primary form of communication between student and
instructor.
Course
Objectives
- To
develop an understanding of crime, criminality, and responses to crime as
well as their importance to the fields of criminology and criminal justice.
- To
develop a critical understanding of how classical and contemporary
sociological theories can be applied to crime and the criminal justice
system.
- To
gain knowledge of the various social policies – effective and ineffective
– that affect crime control policies in American society.
- To
gain knowledge and critical understanding of correctional policy in American
society.
- To
develop an understanding of the relationship between sociological theory and
sociological research, so that the student can choose and apply appropriate
theories to criminality.
- To
develop an ability to compare and contrast strong and weak arguments about
the causes, consequences, and responses to crime.
- To
learn about the development of correctional policy over time in the United
States and across different countries.
- To
develop a critical yet constructive “sociological imagination” through
discussion, writing, and analysis of crime, criminality, corrections, and
the legal system that reveals potentials for creating social change.
Grading Scale
90%
– 100% = A
80%
– 89% = B
70%
– 79% = C
60%
– 69% = D
Under 60% = F
Grading Criteria
Assignments:
Five
= 50
Examinations:
Mid-Term
= 300 points
Final
Examination = 300 points
Examination
Format
Examinations
will be comprised of Multiple Choice and True or False.
Attendance
Policy
All
students are responsible for all materials covered in lectures, tours, videos,
readings assignments, handouts, and discussions, all of which will be used as a
basis for evaluation.
ADA
Statement
If
you have a specific documented physical, psychological, or learning disability
and require accommodations, please let the instructor know as soon as possible
so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. If there are other special
circumstances that might affect your participation in this course, please
discuss those with the instructor as well. Students requesting/requiring
accommodation should also, during the first week of class or as soon as
possible, contact Upper Iowa University at 608.278.0350.
Classroom
Rules
Students
are expected to conduct themselves in a mature and professional manner,
consistent with a university environment and the rules governing ethical
conduct.
Students
will read all assignments, participate in class discussions and take all exams
at the scheduled times.
Upper
Iowa University-Madison Policies
Non-discrimination
Policy
Upper
Iowa University does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, color,
creed, national or ethnic origin, or handicap in regards to any of its
educational policies or programs.
Tobacco
Policy
The
Upper Iowa Board of Trustees has unanimously adopted a smoke-free campus policy
for the health and safety of everyone connected with the University. Smoking is
prohibited in all Center classrooms, lobbies, and lounges. We ask that you also
refrain from smoking at the front door and littering the entry. We thank you for
your cooperation.
Sexual
Harassment Policy
Upper
Iowa University is committed to maintaining for employees and students a working
and learning environment free from sexual harassment. Behaviors that
inappropriately assert sexuality as relevant to employee or student performance
are damaging to this environment. Sexual harassment by any member of the
University is in violation of both law and University policy and will not be
tolerated in the University community. Matters involving sexual harassment will
be dealt with promptly and confidentially by the appropriate University
officials.
Writing
Style Guide
All
Extended University students are expected to buy and use an approved APA style
guide. Students are advised that individual faculty members may require use of
APA style for their individual classes. An approved APA style guide is the
required text for ID 498, the Senior Project.
Grade
Appeal Process
The grade for any given course is based
on your achievement or success as defined by the individual instructor. This may
be a quantitative score or a qualitative and subjective decision. The grade you
received for a course is final unless the instructor makes a formal grade
change.
Cheating,
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism
Because
cheating, academic dishonesty and plagiarism are affronts to the University
community as a whole and a denial of the offender’s own integrity, they will
not be tolerated.
Cheating
includes but is not limited to:
•
The use of unauthorized books, notes or other sources in the giving or securing
of help in an examination or other course assignments,
•
The copying of other students’ work or allowing others to copy your work,
•
the submission of work that is not your own or allowing others to submit your
work as theirs,
•
The submission of the same work for two or more classes without the approval of
any instructors involved.
Academic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:
•
Sharing academic materials knowing they will be used inappropriately,
•
Having access to another person’s work without permission,
•
Providing false or incomplete information on an academic document,
•
Changing student records without approval.
Plagiarism
includes, but is not limited to
•
the presentation of another’s published or unpublished work as one’s own,
• taking words or ideas of another and either copying them or
paraphrasing them without proper citation of the source,
•
using charts, graphs, statistics or tables without proper citation.
Detected
cheating, academic dishonesty, or plagiarism will result in consequences that
may, at the instructor’s discretion, include course failure. In addition, an
offender may be reported to the Senior Vice President for the Extended
University, the Dean of the Extended University, or designee for possible
disciplinary action, which may include suspension or dismissal from the
University. Upper Iowa University may make use of various plagiarism detection
services. Individuals, by enrolling in courses offered by the University,
consent to submission by the
University
of course-related assignments to such services and the retention of a copy of
such assignments by the service. Please refer to the Center Catalog.
Disability Services
The University will make accommodations for only those students who report a
learning and/or physical disability and provide appropriate documentation. It is
the student's responsibility to arrange and pay for all disability assessments.
For appropriate
accommodations to be made, necessary documentation of the relevant disability
filed with federal or state agencies and/or from prior schools and colleges must
be on file with the Director of Counseling Services. The procedure is as
follows:
- Student
applies for accommodation services with either the Director of Academic
Support or the Director of Counseling Services and provides written
documentation of disability.
- A
meeting will be held with the student, Director of Academic Support,
Director of Counseling Services and, if necessary, a faculty representative
to assess student needs and recommend reasonable accommodations. An academic
adjustment contract will be completed.
- Student
and the Director of Academic Support work to implement accommodations with
appropriate faculty.
- Student,
Director of Academic Support, Director of Counseling Services and faculty
meet to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented accommodations.
- Refer
to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for final solution if
required.
- A
new academic adjustment contract will be completed for each class, each term
for requested accommodations to be implemented.
Services
for disabled or handicapped students will be tailored to meet their individual
needs and will comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the
American Disabilities Act of 1990.
If
you are a learner with special needs, please identify yourself to your
instructor and provide timely documentation of that need to your academic
advisor.
Administrative Withdrawal
When a student’s consecutive absences exceed by one the number of class
meetings per week, or on the third consecutive absence in the case of classes
which meet once each week, and in the absence of extreme circumstances, the
instructor or the Center Director will in the absence of extenuating
circumstances:
1. Fill out the Instructor Recommended Drop Form.
2. Forward the form to the Registrar’s Office for processing.
3. The student will be advised of the withdrawal and will receive a grade of AW
(administrative withdrawal).
4. Financial aid may be changed if enrollment status changes.
Student
Withdrawal
If
you wish to withdraw from a course, you must complete a Course Withdrawal card
in the Center Office prior to the published last day to drop a class, which is
in the end of the fifth week. Withdrawing from a class is an expensive decision
and may change the amount of or eligibility to receive financial aid. A
financial aid advisor is available to discuss this decision with you.
For
a more thorough description of UIU policies, please refer to your Center
Catalog.
The
Instructor reserves the right to alter this syllabus as necessary.
