Course Outline, Reading Assignments and Tentative Dates Week Dates Topics Readings Due W1 8/22 Syllabus Introduction & What is the Criminal Justice System? Masters Ch. 1 8/24 What is the Criminal Justice System? W2 8/29 What is the Criminal Justice System? Masters Ch. 1 Causes of crime 8/31 Masters Ch. 3 Akers Ch. 3, 5, 8 W3 9/5 Causes of crime Masters Ch. 3 Akers Ch. 6, 7, 12 9/7 Types of Crime Masters Ch. 2 W4 9/12 Types of Crime Masters Ch. 2 9/14 1st Review Presentation group W5 9/19 1st TEST 9/21 1st Movie W6 9/26 Overview of Policing Masters Ch. 5 9/28 Overview of Policing Movie paper Presentation topic 10/3 Policing operations Masters Ch. 6 W7 10/5 Discussion Day W8 10/10 Courts Masters Ch. 8 10/12 2nd Review W9 10/17 2nd TEST 10/19 2nd Movie W10 10/24 Sentencing Masters Ch. 10 10/26 Sentencing & Correction Movie paper
Course Outline, Reading Assignments and Tentative Dates Week Dates Topics Readings Due W1 8/22 8/24 Syllabus Introduction & What is the Criminal Justice System? What is the Criminal Justice System? Masters Ch. 1 W2 8/29 8/31 What is the Criminal Justice System? Causes of crime Masters Ch. 1 Masters Ch. 3 Akers Ch. 3, 5, 8 W3 9/5 9/7 Causes of crime Types of Crime Masters Ch. 3 Akers Ch. 6, 7, 12 Masters Ch. 2 W4 9/12 9/14 Types of Crime 1st Review Masters Ch. 2 Presentation group W5 9/19 9/21 1st TEST 1st Movie W6 9/26 9/28 Overview of Policing Overview of Policing Masters Ch. 5 Movie paper Presentation topic W7 10/3 10/5 Policing operations Discussion Day Masters Ch. 6 W8 10/10 10/12 Courts 2nd Review Masters Ch. 8 W9 10/17 10/19 2nd TEST 2nd Movie W10 10/24 10/26 Sentencing Sentencing & Correction Masters Ch. 10 Movie paper