44.493
Issues in Criminal Justice and Technology
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Syllabus
Grading:
There will be a mid-term
examination (March 11) and a final paper. The mid-term will be
30%, and the final paper, 50% of your total grade. 20% of your
grade will depend upon your class participation in this course,
which includes in-class and/or online participation. In accord
with new university policy, grading will be as follows: A=95-100;
AB=89-94; B=84-89; BC=78-83; C=72-77; CD=66-71; D=60-65; below
59 =F. There will be no retakes of examinations due to poor
grades. Make-up examinations will only be allowed in cases
of medical and other emergencies.
Attendance:
All students are expected
to attend all scheduled classes.
If you must miss a class, you must e-mail the instructor with
your reason for doing so. Attendance is an important component
of this course and will affect your final grade. The instructor
reserves the right to drop any student from the class due to
excessive absences (more than four unexcused).
Text:
There is no text. However,
two major on-line documents in .pdf form will be read throughout
the course and should be downloaded immediately:
.Making Smart IT Choices: Understanding Value and Risk in Government
IT Investments (http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/guides/smartit2)
The Evolution and Development of Police Technology (www.justnet.org/pdffiles/policetech.pdf)
Other readings will be available on the Internet the unit before each class.
Reading schedule:
A reading schedule for the
following unit will be posted at the end of the preceding unit
(it is not possible to give these readings out earlier, since
the course deals with current technology issues and therefore
is subject to change at the last minute). It is expected
that all students will come to class prepared. Additionally,
current events will be discussed during each class so it is important
that you keep informed of current issues in the media.
Students are responsible for obtaining any missed lecture notes from others in the class. The instructor will not release his lecture notes.
Topics:
- units 1 & 2: Overview and history of criminal justice technology
- Unit 3 : Developing evaluation criteria and business case..
- Unit 4: Civil liberties/privacy.
- Unit 5: Data and statistics Midterm quiz: March 9.
- Spring break.
- Unit 6: Knowledge management.
- Unit 7: Weapons
- Unit 8: Internet-based technologies.
- Unit 9: Wireless, real-time, location-based communications.
- Unit 10: Cybercrime.
- Unit 11: Collaboration
- Unit 12: Forensics.
- Unit 13: Identification and biometrics.
- Unit 14: Surveillance/Souveillance. Submit final paper.