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Sociology 231 Prof. Philip GrothCrime and Criminal Justice
Office:
A 258
Hours Semester 2, 2001-2002: 9:50-10:50 M
Hours: 1:00-
2:15WTW 6-7:15R
e-mail: pgroth@uwc.edu
Walker's Sense and Nonsense About Crime and Drugs,
Inciardi's and McElrath's The American Drug Scene, edition 3.
The texts do not cover all the issues of importance in a crime and criminal justice course. Consequently, several additional books will be placed on reserve in the library. There also are course binders. They provide duplicate copies of selections from the reserve books, wider coverage of some topics, records of crime and criminal justice trends, and news accounts of cases of crime and law enforcement. Questions on assignments, quizzes, or exams may refer to these cases.
The most important reference work for SOC 231 is the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. Our library's reference collections contain Sourcebooks going back into the 1970s. We also have good encyclopedias of crime and drugs. Both Prof. Groth and the UW Colleges Department of Anthropology and Sociology have websites, accessible through the UW Rock website. Please browse Prof. Groth's website. It covers educational philosophies, missions of universities, and viewpoints which professors may bring to college teaching. It has links to top flight criminal justice program websites and to Dept. of Justice data bases via the Sociology Web Hawg: http://rock.uwc.edu/pgroth/sochawg.htm
Holman and Quinn: Criminal Justice: Principles and Perspectives
Jensen and Rojek: Delinquency and Youth Crime
Lynch: After Prohibition
Barlow, Introduction to Criminology
Adler et al.: Criminology and the Criminal Justice System
Kennedy and Sacco, Crime Victims in Context
Klein et al.: The Modern Gang Reader
Simon: Elite Deviance
There may be additions, from among other sources Annual Reviews of Crime and Justice
The course will pivot upon a diagram presented by Richard Paul in Critical Thinking. His thesis is that all academic fields have certain elements of reasoning in common: purposes, questions, concepts, facts, interpretations of facts, etc.. A diagram which sketches these elements will be circulated. Prof. Paul stresses that all learning is a based upon points of view. They will be stressed throughout the course. Prof. Walker blends social science with civil libertarian points of view. Prof. Inciardi was formerly a police officer; that experience colors his point of view.
At least one and one half weeks of course time will devoted to each key element of reasoning in the study of crime and criminal justice: Aims; Questions; Theories; Tests of theories, etc..
In connection with each element of reasoning in crime and criminal justice, we will have at least one assignment or quiz worth about 12 points possible, on average. There will be written quizzes and exams, no multiple choice or true false questions. The object is to encourage students to support and defend their answers, as should be required in criminal justice proceedings. There will be at most three examinations, with a possible point total of 140 points. Grades will be based on what percent of total possible points were attained. Some flexibility will be built into the grading systeml there will be some bonus questions. There may be opportunities to make up missed work, depending on what justification is provided for not keeping on track. No points will be credited merely for attending class. One major objective of the class presentations will be to prepare students for quizzes, assignments, and exams. Prof. Groth usually spends alot of time in the library and may set aside library hours to help students do assignments and prepare for exams. He has met with study groups that have formed voluntarily in the course.
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Tentative schedule, by weeks.
Walker, pp. 3-5, 8-13, 21-22, 26-40, 107-115, 236-239; Inciardi and McElrath, Introduction, pp. 1-3, 49-51 and readings 4, 5, 31 and 34; Jensen and Rojek (6 pages TBA max).
Walker, pp. 217-219, 44-64, 217-219; Jensen and Lynch, Figures 1-1 and 2-2; Inciardi and McElrath (4 readings TBA max): Lynch, Forward and reading 9.
Exam 1.
Walker, chs. 4 and 10; Inciardi and McElrath, readings 18 and 20, pp. 185-188; Jensen, excerpts of chs. 5 and 7 (20 pages TBA max); Kennedy and Sacco (5 pages TBA).
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Walker, ch. 3; Data from federal reports; Inciardi and McElrath, readings 6, 7, 12, 14, 26-28. Issikoff (in binder); Simon, ch. 5; Jacobs, on organized crime; Klein at al, readings 17 and 23.
Torts and Penal Codes (TBA, 5 pages max); Self help strategies, Gray (on reserve); Therapies, Inciardi and McElrath, Part VIII; Warfare and Education, Walker, 13; Professionalization and Democratization of Police, selections from Fitzgerald, Police in Society (15 pages maximum); Jensen and Rojek, Juvenile Justice, pp. 46-66.
Exam 2.
Inciardi and McElrath, Part IX introduction, readings 8, 11, and 16; Walker, Parts II, III, and IV; Holman, ch. 12; Contemporary Prisons (TBA); Bude (no more than 10 pages, evaluating AA); Second opinion on Probation (TBA, 15 pages max.).
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Emerging forms of crime and crime control: information and criminality (TBA, 5 pages max); controlling school crime (TBA, 5 pages max); More of the same? Walker, ch. 14.
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This is a TENTATIVE Course Outline. The instructor reserves the right to make changes in the course or reading materials at any time. Attend classes regularly as all changes or addtions are announced in the class. If you have any questions or comments about this course outline, or about any of the class assignments or readings, please contact Prof. Philip G. Groth directly at UW-Rock County, 2909 Kellogg Avenue, Janesville, WI 53546. TEL: 608-758-6545, or E-Mail him at pgroth@uwc.edu. Posted on 02/10/02.