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Spring 2013  |  SOC 3101 Section 001: Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System (50621)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 210
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Components, dynamics, and philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice and agencies (law enforcement, courts, corrections).
Class Description:
Overview and analysis of the U.S. criminal justice system. The course stresses three themes: 1. the balance between the government's power to control crime and the rights of individuals; 2. the appropriate decision making criteria (seriousness of offense, criminal history of offenders, and strength of evidence) and the illegal criteria (race, ethnicity) that can infect decision-making in the major crime control agencies (police, courts, and corrections); 3. the evaluation of criminal justice policies and practices (Do they work? Are they legal? Are they fair? Are they smart?). The course describes, analyzes, and provides information and arguments to stimulate you to think critically about crime control in a constitutional democracy. Topics include crime, trends in crime, criminals and their families; victims and their families; crime control in a constitutional democracy; criminal law; police roles and culture, police strategies, and police and the Constitution; charging suspects; prosecuting, defending, and sentencing defendants; probation and incarceration; and prisoner reentry into society ("Eventually, they all come home.") No prior knowledge of the criminal justice system is required.
Grading:
10% Class Participation
90% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 3 NONCUMULATIVE exams + a NONCUMULATIVE final%
Exam Format:
multiple choice, True/False, and short essays
Class Format:
55% Lecture
5% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Guest Speakers
1. documentary videos of police, courts, corrections; 2. Guest lecturers are Minnesota criminal justice professionals, including police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and corrections officials
Workload:
25 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50621/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 July 2011

Spring 2013  |  SOC 3101 Section 002: Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System (50622)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Mon 05:30PM - 08:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Components, dynamics, and philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice and agencies (law enforcement, courts, corrections).
Class Description:
This course will introduce students and focus on the three main components of the American Criminal Justice system: law enforcement, the criminal judicial process and correctional approaches in dealing with offenders. The course is designed to familiarize students with these broad topical areas and to explore the decision-making process and the equality of treatment that takes place within the American Criminal Justice system. The course meets the Liberal Education requirements of Civil Life and Ethics and of the Social Sciences.Courses with this designation are carefully designed to address the components, dynamics, and philosophical underpinnings of criminal justice, through critical framework of Liberal Education.
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
50% Final Exam
25% Reflection Papers Other Grading Information: There will be 50 points on the mid-term, 100 points on the final exam and 50 points on the reflection papers for a total of 200 points.
Exam Format:
Short answer and short essay.
Class Format:
70% Lecture
15% Film/Video
10% Discussion
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
5-8 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
5-8 Paper(s)
5 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: The papers will be short (one page) reactions to films, discussions, class activities.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50622/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 February 2013

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