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COURSE REQUIREMENTS / GRADE ASSESSMENT:
1. Class Discussion/Participation 10%
2. Position Papers/Special Projects 30%
3. Exams (4) 40%
4. Presentation 20%
TOTAL: 100%
Reading Assignments
SECTION 1: CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Week 1 (Aug 16, 2010): Basic Grounding
Week 2 (Aug 23, 2010): Chapter 1: Overview of Criminal Justice and Chapter 2: Criminal Law
Week 3 (Aug 30, 2010): Chapter 3: Crime, Offenders, and Victims and Chapter 4: Crime Theory and Social Policy
Open Week (Sept. 6, 2010): Labor Day Holiday
Week 4 (Sept. 6, 2010): Exam 1 (chap 1, 2, 3, and 4)
SECTION 2: POLICE
Week 5 (Sept.13, 2010): Chapter 5: Police History and Systems and Chapter 6: Police Organization and Operations
Week 6 (Sept. 20, 2010): Chapter 7: Police and the Law and Chapter 8: Critical Issues in Policing
Week 7 (Sept. 27, 2010): (Mid-Term) Exam
SECTION 3: COURTS
Week 8 (Oct.4, 2010) Chapter 9: Criminal Courts History and Structure and Chapter 10:Prosecution
Week 9 (Oct.11, 2010) Chapter 11: Trial and Chapter 12:Sentencing
Week 10 (Oct.18, 2010) Exam 3 (Mock Trial)
SECTION 4: CORRECTIONS
Week 11 (Oct.25, 2010) Presentations
Week 12 (Nov.1, 2010) Presentations and Chapter 13: Corrections History
Week 13 ((Nov.8, 2010), Structure and Chapter 14: Prisons and Chapter 15: Corrections in the Community
SECTION 5: SPECIAL ISSUES
Week 14 (Nov. 15, 2010) Chapter 16: The Juvenile Justice System
Week 15 (Nov. 22, 2010) Chapter 17: Terrorism and Cybercrime
December 6-9, 2010 - Final Exams
Instructor: Lt. Carl Ramey Telephone: 652-6600
Office: 295 Police Memorial Dr.
E-mail Address:cramey@savannahga.gov
(SCMPD West Chatham Precinct) Fax number: TBA
Office Hours: By Appointment
(Class Meets: Mondays 6-8:45pm)
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