Administration of Justice 44.503 |
HOME | SYLLABUS | STUDENTS | SCHEDULE | MATERIALS | FORUM | LINKS |
Class Date |
Topics |
Reading |
Assignments Due |
Jan. 25 (1) | Introduction and Course Overview | Wilson and Petersilia, chapters 1, 2, and 11 | None |
Feb. 1 (2) | Crime in the US | Clear (all), W & P (3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 15) | None |
Feb. 8 (3) | What is Justice? | None | Issues Paper 1 Handed out due March 1 |
Feb. 15 (4) | Police Organization and Administration | Annual Editions: Police | None |
Feb 22 (5) | No class- Monday Schedule | None | None |
Mar. 1 (6) | Evaluating Police Performance | W & P (16) | Issues Paper 1 Due |
Mar. 8 (7) | In-Class examination | None | Midterm exam |
Mar. 15 (8) | No class- Spring Break | None | None |
Mar. 22 (9) | Court Organization and Administration | W & P (14) | None |
Mar. 29 (10) | Critical Issues in the Courts | None | Issues Paper 2 Handed out due April 12 |
Apr. 5 (11) | Evaluating Court Performance | Annual Editions (Courts); W & P (12, 13, 17, 18) | None |
Apr. 12 (12) | Institutional Corrections | Tonry (all) | Issues Paper 2 due |
Apr. 19 (13) | Community Corrections | None | Issues Paper 3 handed out due May 3 |
Apr. 26 (14) | Critical Issues in Corrections | Annual Editions (Corrections) | None |
May 3 (15) | Juvenile Justice System | W & P (5, 7, 10) | None |
May 10 (16) | Critical Issues in Juvenile Justice | None | Final Exam Review |
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