WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

San Antonio Campus

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

 

Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused, and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.

 

JUAD2300-SA01 – ADMINISTRATION of JUSTICE

 

Term:  Summer 2009

 

Instructor:  Dr. Phillip A. Middleton

Contact Information: (210) 695-1971; pmiddleton@satx.rr.com

Office Hours: By appointment

Class Time and Location: Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. – 10:10 p.m., Main Campus Building, Room 106

 

Catalog Description: Operation of the agencies of criminal justice, prosecution, courts, correctional institutions, probation and parole.

 

There is no prerequisite for this course

 

Textbook: Criminal Justice in Action, 5th Edition, Larry H. Gaines and Roger Leroy Miller, Thomson/Wadsworth (2009)

 

Course outcome competencies: At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the key components of the Administration of Justice:

 

·         inter-workings of the criminal justice system

·         operations of law enforcement agencies

·         workings of the court system within the United States

·         goals and management process of correctional institutions of the U.S.

·         the juvenile system in America

 

Attendance: Students enrolled at one of the University’s external campuses should make every effort to attend all class meetings.  All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work may be made up.  When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus dean.  Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of F in the course.  Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the University’s attendance policy.

 

Regular attendance is essential to success in this class.  Because we will meet only once each week, classroom time is at a premium.  Thus, classes will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.  Please be in your seat and prepared to participate at that time.  I will be.      

 

Method of determining course grade:

 

Your final grade will be based on the total number of points you earn on a Mid-Term Examination and a Final Examination. Each exam will consist of 50 multiple choice questions worth 2 points each. Please purchase Scantron® cards for use on these exams. In addition, you will be required to make a class presentation on 2 landmark United States Supreme Court cases, to be assigned at a later time.  Attendance and class participation account for the remainder of your grade.  Review quizzes will be conducted at the end of each class, which will help you assess your understanding of the material contained in the chapter assignment for that class, but will not be a part of your final grade.  Points for each requirement will be awarded as follows:

 

                                Mid-Term Exam                                                                                                                    100 points

                                Final Exam                                                                                                                             100 points

Class presentations (2 x 50 points each)                                                                          100 points

                                Class attendance/participation                                                                                            50 points

         

Total                                                                                                                350 points

 

 

No extra credit will be offered in this class. Makeup exams will be offered only at my discretion, and with my prior approval. Papers

not submitted on time will be subject to a 5% grade reduction for each class period turned in late.

 

The University has a standard grade scale:  A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F= below 60, W = Withdrawal, WP = withdrew passing, WF = withdrew failing, I = incomplete. An incomplete may be given within the last two weeks of a long term or within the last two days of a micro term to a student who is passing, but has not completed a term paper, examination, or other required work for reasons beyond the student’s control. A grade of “incomplete” is changed if the work required is completed prior to the last day of the next long (10 to 15 weeks) term, unless the instructor designates an earlier date for completion.  If the work is not completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to an F.

 

Policy on Academic Dishonesty:

 

University students are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism. (Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of another as one's own work.) Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty member assigned to the course. The faculty member is charged with assessing the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty and with giving sanctions to any student involved. Penalties that may be applied to individual cases of academic dishonesty include one or more of the following:

 

                1. Written reprimand

                2. Requirement to redo work in question

                3. Requirement to submit additional work

                4. Lowering of grade on work in question

                5. Assigning the grade of F to work in question

                6. Assigning the grade of F for the course

                7. Recommendation for more severe punishment (see Student Handbook for further information)

 

Any student who has been penalized for academic dishonesty has the right to appeal the judgment or the penalty assessed. The appeals procedure will be the same as that specified for student grade appeals.

 

Tentative Schedule:

 

#

Date

Topic

Assignment

Comments

1

May 27

Criminal Justice Today

Course introduction & Chapter 1

 

2

June 3

Criminal Law

Chapter 4

 

3

June 10

Police and the Constitution

Chapter 7

 

4

June 17

Courts and Justice

Chapter 8

Presentation #1

5

June 24

Pretrial Procedures

Chapter 9

 

6

July 1

Criminal Trials

Chapter 10

Mid-Term Exam

7

July 8

Punishment and Sentencing

Chapter 11

 

8

July 15

Probation and Community

Chapter 12

 

9

July 22

Prisons and Jails

Chapter 13

Presentation #2

10

July 29

Juvenile Justice System

Chapter 15

 

11

August 5

All topics

All chapters

Final Exam

 

Additional Information:

 

Use of cell phones, pagers or text messaging devices during class is prohibited.  All such devices must be turned off or placed in silent

mode during class.  During testing situations, use of cell phones or text messaging may be considered a form of academic dishonesty

subject to sanctions under the University’s policy on academic dishonesty. Please do not bring food into the classroom.  Drinks with

lids or caps are acceptable.  No use of tobacco products of any kind (including smokeless tobacco) is allowed in the classroom at any

time. Common courtesy dictates that the rights of all students be respected, opinions honored and dignity preserved in the classroom.

Any discourtesy such as interrupting, insulting, name-calling or any type of personal attack will not be tolerated in this class.

 

Services for the Disabled:

 

It is University policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the University. Students should inform the instructor of existing disabilities at the first class meeting.