Syllabus - Prairie View A&M University 2017/CRJS 2513...Rough Draft Paper 200 20% Final Paper 200 20% Tests 200 = 50 x 4 20% Mid Semester Exam 200 20% Final Exam 200 20% Total Points

Syllabus

CRJS 2513 Corrections: Systems and Practices Spring 2017

Instructor: David A. Rembert Section # and CRN: P02 and 20062 Office Location: Don Clark 328 Office Phone: 936-261.5229 Email Address: [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mode of Instruction: Face to Face Course Location: Juvenile Justice Building Room 236 Class Days & Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Catalog Description: An examination of the organization, administration and management of correctional facilities and programs in the United States. It includes a study of the populations served, sentencing structures and their outcomes for the individuals, families and communities involved. Prerequisites: None Co-requisites: None Required Texts: McShane, M. D. (2008). Prisons in America. New York: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC.

ISBN 978-1-59332-295-3 Recommended Texts: Petersilia, J. (2003). When prisoners come home: Parole and Prisoner reentry.

New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516086-X

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Program Learning Outcome #

Alignment Core Curriculum Outcome

Alignment

Core Curriculum Outcome Alignment

1

Explain the historical development of corrections from the Middle Ages onward and identify the purposes of punishment.

3,5,6 Critical Thinking and Communication.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Program Learning Outcome #

Alignment Core Curriculum Outcome

Alignment

Core Curriculum Outcome Alignment

2

Describe trends in sentencing and corrections, including the factors that led to mass incarceration and its racial implications.

3,6,7 Critical Thinking, Empirical and Quantitative Knowledge, and Social Responsibility.

3 Understand the development and types of prisoners’ legal rights.

1 Critical Thinking.

4

Compare and contrast the different functions and operations of jails, prisons, probation, parole, and intermediate sanctions.

3,4,6 Critical Thinking and Communication.

5 Understand the issues regarding the incarceration of women.

1,3,4,6

Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical and Quantitative Knowledge, and Social Responsibility.

6 Demonstrate knowledge of the core controversies surrounding the death penalty.

1,3,4 Communication, and Social Responsibility.

7 Explain the emergent problem of prisoner reentry and the barriers to reintegration.

1,3,4,5,6,7


8

Identify the major challenges in contemporary corrections, including the rise in mentally disordered offenders, private prisons, soaring costs, and wrongful convictions.

4,6


Major Course Requirements

Method of Determining Final Course Grade

Course Grade

Requirement Points Total

Rough Draft Paper 200 20%

Final Paper 200 20%

Tests 200 = 50 x 4 20%

Mid Semester Exam 200 20%

Final Exam 200 20%

Total Points 1000 100%

Grading Criteria and Conversion

Grades Points

A = 900 – 1000

B = 800 – 899

C = 700 – 799

D = 600 – 699

F = 000 – 599

Detailed Description of Major Assignments

Assignment Title or Grade Requirement

Description

1) Five-Page Rough/Final Draft Research Paper, Not Including Title Page and Reference Pages

You will be required to complete a research paper. You will pick a topic from the list provided byDr. Rembert. The list of topics is provided in this syllabus. You need to pick your topic as soon as possible. Every student in this course will have their own topic. Put differently, one topic per student or no topic will be shared between two or more students. Student’s topic must be approved by the instructor by the third week of class or February 2, 2017. The paper should utilize American Psychological Association (APA) style and include a cover sheet and Reference Page, citing at least 10 outside sources. A rough draft of the paper is due by the end of the sixth week of class or February 23, 2017. The final draft of the paper is due on the end of the fourteenth week of class or April 20, 2017. A copy of the Research Paper Guidelines and Grading Criteria that will be used to evaluate all written work submitted for this class is provided in this syllabus. Students are encouraged to go to the Writing Center for assistance on your writing assignments. You are turning your papers into “turnitin.com” – don’t plagiarize. No paper and not submitted to turnitin.com by the due dates = a penalty of -150 points. No paper and submitted to turnitin.com by the due dates = a penalty of -100 points. Hardcopy submitted to me by the due dates, but not submitted to turnitin.com by the due dates = minus 50 points. Hardcopy submitted to me by the due date and submitted to turnitin.com by the due date = no penalty.

2) Tests There will be 4 Tests worth 50 points each, which equals 200 points of your final course grade. Tests will consist of true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank questions, and essay. All tests will be administered on February 2, 2017; February 16, 2017; March 30, 2017; and April 13, 2017. Students need to buy Scantron Form 886-e for $0.45 at PVAMU bookstore.

3) Mid-Semester Exam The Mid-Semester Exam is worth 200 points, which equals 200 points of your final course grade. The Mid-Semester Exam will assess the student's ability to understand, articulate and critically discuss material presented in class. Students are required to answer three of five essay questions in a Blue Book. Students need to buy a Blue Book 11x8.5" 8 Sheet/16 Page for $0.45 at PVAMU bookstore. Seven essay questions will be provided in class a week before the Mid-Semester Exam. The Mid-Semester Exam will be administered on March 9, 2017.

Assignment Title or Grade Requirement

Description

4) Final Exam The Final Exam is worth 200 points, which equals 200 points of your final course grade. The Final Exam will assess the student's ability to understand, articulate and critically discuss material presented in class. Students are required to answer three of five essay questions in a Blue Book. Students need to buy a Blue Book 11x8.5" 8 Sheet/16 Page for $0.45 at PVAMU bookstore. Seven essay questions will be provided in class a week before the Final Exam. The Final Exam will be administered on ______________.

Turnitin.com

If you submit the wrong document to turnitin.com, I am considering that submission as NO

SUBMISSION.

Exception: If the hardcopy is submitted to me by the due dates, I will give you the opportunity to

upload the document to turnitin.com without penalizing you.

Course Procedures or Additional Instructor Policies Make-Up Tests or Exams

Excused Absences: o Students are allowed to make up tests and exams if they have an official excuse

for their absence from Student Affairs. There are only four acceptable excuses for a student to make-up a test or exam: Medical/Disability, Funeral Attendance, Mandatory Courtroom Appearance, and PVAMU event/participation.

o Upon receipt of your official excuse of absence, Dr. Rembert will make an appointment with any of the Faculty/Staff at the Office of Student Affairs to verify the authenticity of your excuse.

o Students are required to provide Dr. Rembert with their official excuse of absence from Student Affairs by Friday on the week they return to class.

o Make-Up will be administered the last week of class.

Unexcused Absences: o Students are allowed to make up tests and exams. However, if you do not have

an official excuse for your absence, the format for the make-up test or exam will be essay format.

o Make-Ups will be administered the last week of class.

If you provide official documentation of your excused absence past the Friday deadline, your excused absence will be treated as unexcused absence because you did not follow directions. Therefore, you will take your test or exam in essay format. The following excuses will NOT be considered as legitimate reasons for submitting assignments

late or making up tests (or exams):

1. “My bad for submitting this assignment late Dr. Rembert. You know I do not have the

book for this class”.

2. Oversleeping

3. Employment conflicts and/or work related obligations of any kind

4. Social, fraternity or sorority obligations

5. Failure to obtain babysitters and/or problems/difficulties involving one’s

children/dependents

6. Alarm clock failure

7. Elevator malfunction

8. Domestic situations of any kind (involving but not limited to situations involving

boyfriends, girlfriends, domestic partners, roommates, current or former spouses

etc).

9. Failure to secure the necessary (ground, air and/or sea) transportation to be able to

submit your assignment on time.

10. Car failure (unless you have receipts from the tow truck operator and/or auto

mechanic)

11. Stress

12. Forgetfulness

13. I had to go out of town for…

14. Any other, domestic, social, financial, religious, or geopolitical situations.

15. “I told you that I was going to submit my assignment last week”.

16. Anything that is in the news or media that is related to you.

17. My baby daddy (momma) hit me, which may or may not have involved police

interaction. (This occurred after my lecture on domestic violence. I later found out

that the student was lying).

18. I was not able to submit my assignment, because my internet service was

disconnected. Uhmmmm. Even though you (i.e., Dr. Rembert) told us not to spend

money for entertainment, but instead pay your internet bill. Entertainment is defined

dining out, drinking alcohol beverages, buying cigarettes, going to raves, concerts,

and movies, and seeing the weed man, etc.

19. You know I am taking care of my parents/pets.

20. “Let me tell you the truth Dr. Rembert why I did not submit my assignment. I was

partying this weekend...I did not read the material...My employer gave me additional

hours this week...etc.”

21. “Sorry I haven't submitted my assignment. This is the first day I've been able to hold

my head up. I have been sick with the flu since last week and haven't been back to

work since then as well. I'm extremely weak and sore and have absolutely no energy

to get out of bed. I will try to get this done as soon as possible”.

22. “I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I have been out of the internet for the holiday

but I am working on my assignment and hope to have it to you on time of no later

than Monday, Dec. 2” (the assignment was due the Friday last week).

23. “I need more time to turn in today’s assignment”.

24. “I am very behind in my work. I will turn in Assignment 7 tomorrow. If at all possible,

please could I have more time to turn in Assignment 8? Thank you”

25. Hey Dr. Rembert, here is my excuse for missing the test on Thursday; we had a

football game on Saturday.

26. Any sentence that begins with Ummm or Ummm Dr. Rembert.

27. Hey Dr. Rembert…ummmm…Even though the syllabus is in eCourse, is on

PVAMU’s HB2504 website, it was handed out to me in class, you reminded everyone

verbally, I saw it on the new TVs screens in our classroom, I heard students talking

about it at the Kickback/Hotspot, even though my classmate told me I missed the

exam, test, or paper.…Really, I did not know we had a test, exam, or had to submit a

paper in this class.

28. Write your excuse here: _______________________________________________.

Electronic Devices: Students will not be allowed to use electronic devices during tests or exams. Violations of this policy will result in the student being dismissed from class and receiving a zero on the test or exam. Academic Honesty Statement: Students are expected to exercise academic honesty during the course of studies. Any student guilty of plagiarism, collusion, or cheating will be subject to penalties prescribed in the student handbook. Students in violation of this policy will receive an “F” for the course.

Semester Calendar

Week One: 1/17/2017

Topic Description: Review of Syllabus and Recap CRJS 1133

Readings: Tuesday

Thursday

Assignments: Tuesday

Thursday

Week Two: 1/24/2017

Topic Description: Punishment and Rehabilitation

Readings: Tuesday Vengeance, Retribution, and Incapacitation (pp. 1-5)

Thursday Deterrence and Rehabilitation (pp. 6-15)


Thursday

Week Three: 1/31/2017

Topic Description: A History of Incarceration in the United States

Readings: Tuesday Rise of Incarceration and Westward Expansion (pp. 19-26)

Thursday The Prison Image Problem (pp. 29-32)


Thursday Test and Topic Due

Week Four: 2/7/2017

Topic Description: The Corrections System Today

Readings: Tuesday Influence on Modern Correctional Systems, Accreditation,

and Public Relations (pp. 57-65)

Thursday Prison Data: Profile of Inmates and Staff (pp. 65-72)


Thursday

Week Five: 2/14/2017

Topic Description: Prison Management and The Role of the Correctional Officer

Readings: Tuesday The Correctional Officer (pp. 77-84)

Thursday The Correctional Officer (pp. 77-84)


Thursday Test

Week Six: 2/21/2017

Topic Description: Prison Management and The Role of the Correctional Officer

Readings: Tuesday Legal Aspect of Corrections Work (pp. 84-94)

Semester Calendar

Thursday Legal Aspect of Corrections Work (pp. 84-94)


Thursday

Week Seven: 2/28/2017

Topic Description: Classification and Programming

Readings: Tuesday Contemporary Classification Issues (pp. 102-108)

Thursday Custody (pp. 108-112)


Thursday Test

Week Eight: 3/7/2017

Topic Description: Classification and Programming

Readings: Tuesday Programming and Treatment (pp. 112-116)

Thursday Mid-Semester Exam


Thursday

Week Nine: 3/14/2017 Spring Break

Topic Description: Prisonization, Rules and Discipline

Readings: Tuesday Deprivation and Importation Models (pp. 126-130)

Thursday Contraband (pp. 134-134)


Thursday

Week Ten: 3/21/2017 ACJS

Topic Description: Prisonization, Rules and Discipline

Readings: Tuesday Discipline (pp. 137-138)

Thursday Discipline (pp. 138-141)


Thursday

Week Eleven: 3/28/2017

Topic Description: Prison Violence

Readings: Tuesday Prison Violence (pp. 149-160)

Thursday Prison Violence (pp. 149-160)


Thursday Test

Week Twelve: 4/4/2017

Semester Calendar

Topic Description: Prison Violence and Issues in Medical Care

Readings: Tuesday PREA (pp. 160-161) and Attempts to Reduce Prison

Violence (p. 168)

Thursday Management and Constitutional Issues Related to Medical

Care ( pp. 179-182)


Thursday

Week Thirteen: 4/11/2017

Topic Description: Issues in Medical Care

Readings: Tuesday Vulnerable Populations (pp. 183-190)

Thursday Vulnerable Populations (pp. 183-190)


Thursday Test

Week Fourteen: 4/18/2017

Topic Description: Legal Issues in Corrections

Readings: Tuesday Inmate Complaints (pp. 197-202)

Thursday Constitutional Rights (pp. 203-209)


Thursday

Week Fifteen: 4/25/2017

Topic Description: Legal Issues in Corrections

Readings: Tuesday Constitutional Rights (pp. 209-212)

Thursday Legislative Acts (pp. 214-215)


Thursday Test

Week Sixteen: 5/2/2017

Topic Description: Course Review Day

Readings: Tuesday Course Review Day


Final Exam Date and Time TBA

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Topics

1. History of Corrections

2. Purposes of Punishment

3. Sentencing

4. Inmate Misconduct

5. Legal Issues in Corrections

6. Age-specific Correctional Concerns

7. Gender Issues in Corrections

8. Correctional Healthcare

9. Risk/needs Assessment

10. Institutional Programming

11. Probation

12. Prisoners’ Rights in Confinement

13. Rights of Ex-offenders

14. Parole

15. Special Needs Offenders

16. Sexual Harassment

17. Use of Force

18. Classification

19. Risk, Needs, and Responsivity

20. Correctional Officer Burnout and Stress

21. Correctional Officer Job Satisfaction

22. Inmate on Staff Assault

23. Barrier to Reentry

24. Prison Violence

25. Stanford Prison Experiment

26. Prison Overcrowding

27. Prison Gangs

28. Prison Pipeline

29. Prison Reform

30. Penal Harm Medicine

31. Community Corrections

32. Intensive supervision

33. Probation Revocation

34. Juvenile Probation

35. Electronic Monitoring

36. Prison Privatization

37. Parole Board

38. Level of Service Inventory

39. Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth

40. Universal Applicability of Probation Risk Assessments

41. Protective Custody

42. Administrative Segregation

43. Transgender Prisoners

44. Prison Contraband

45. Life Without Parole

46. Family Visitation

47. Felony Disenfranchisement

48. Mental Health

49. Prison Rape Elimination ACT

50. Faith Based Programs

51. Juveniles Tried as Adults

52. Pedophilia in the Correctional System

53. Prison Management

54. HIV Prisoners

55. Prison Industries

56. Post-Prison Mortality

57. Prison Hospice

58. Religion in Prison

59. Prison Architecture

60. Inmate Code

61. Racial Disparity in Prison

62. Types of Incarceration

63. Prison Escapes

64. Importation Theory

65. Deprivation Theory

66. Second Chance ACT

67. Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI)

68. Sentence Guideline Crack to Powder Cocaine Disparity

69. Officer – Inmate Relationship

Research Paper Rubric - 200 Points Possible

0 points 4 point 8 points 12 points 16 points 30 points

Cover Page:

student name

title of paper

course title/number

faculty name & institution

date submitted

stapled (upper left)

no fancy covers

Running head:

page numbers (whole paper)

No cover

page.

Missing

four criteria.

Missing

three

criteria.

Missing two

criteria.

Missing one

criterion.

All criteria

complete

and correct.


Introduction:

Section heading / title

Introduces the topic

Points to be covered are clear

Does not use “I” “my” or “you”

Running header (whole paper)

Running header is title of paper

Page numbers (whole paper)

No criteria

met.

Missing

four criteria.

Missing

three

criteria.

Missing two

criteria.

Missing one

criterion.

All criteria

complete

and correct.


Body:

Section headings

All points covered and correct

Each paragraph has a main point

Smooth transition between paragraphs

Written in their own words, not cut and paste

Demonstrated understanding of the topic

Topic is fully covered

Not in essay language

Information presented is correct

5 or more

criteria

missing.

Missing

four criteria.

Missing

three

criteria.

Missing two

criteria.

Missing one

criterion.

All criteria

complete

and correct.


Conclusion:

Section heading

Not in essay language (no I, my, or you’s)

Summarizes Main Points

Missing five

or more

criteria

Missing

four criteria

Missing

three

criteria

Missing two

criteria

Missing one

criteria

All criteria

complete

and correct.


Bibliography /

Citations

3 or more references cited

References listed alphabetically

Internet sources include URLs

Reference page is titled

In-text citations match bibliography

Separate page for the bibliography

Bibliography for each citation

In-text citation for each reference

In-text citations follow APA format

Hanging tab

Each paragraph / all information cited

No quotes longer than 20 words (total)

References follow APA format

Sources are reliable/scientific

No

bibliography.

Or missing

more than

eight criteria

Missing

eight

criteria.

Missing six

criteria.

Missing four

criteria.

Missing two

criterion.

All criteria

complete

and correct.


Mechanics

At least 5 full pages long

Proper grammar, punctuation, & spelling

Narrative style (complete sentences)

Missing

more than

two criteria

and/or has

more than

40 errors of

grammar,

spelling, or

punctuation.

Missing two

criteria

and/or has

more than

30 to 40

errors of

grammar,

spelling, or

punctuation.

Missing one

criterion

and/or has

20 to 30

errors of

grammar,

spelling, or

punctuation.

Missing one

criterion or

has 10-20

errors of

grammar,

spelling, or

punctuation.

All criteria

met with

between 5-

10 errors of

grammar,

spelling, or

punctuation.

All criteria

met

completely

with less

than 5

errors of

grammar,

spelling, or

punctuation.

Double-spaced - font of 12

Looks professional

No extra spaces, wide margins

Student name not found in body of paper

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Student Name

CRJS 2513 Corrections: Systems and Practices

Dr. Rembert

Prairie View A&M University

February 23, 2017 or April 20, 2017

References

The final page should be your works cited. This page is to be separate from the main

body of the paper but still have one inch margins and be double spaced. The reference page

contains a list of all of the sources you used to write your paper. Every entry on your reference

page should be cited (used) somewhere in your paper. You should have at least three

references cited in your reference list. The reference list should be in alphabetical order using

the author’s last name as a reference. Any internet sites used should include the URL. All

references should be written using a hanging tab. This means that the first line of the reference

is flush with the left margin and all subsequent lines of the reference are indented five spaces.

The following are some examples of how you can write a reference page using APA format.

Electronic Sources / Basic Format (Internet sites):

Henderson, B.L. (2007, March 18). Writing an awesome paper for P100. Retrieved November

20, 2000, from http://henderson.writinganawesomepaper.html

Electronic Sources multiple authors (Internet sites):

Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010,

May 5). General format. Retrieved from

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Electronic source/ Electronic version of newspaper article

Honesty, U.R. (2010, February 16). Plagiarism and flunking out. Porterville Times. Retrieved

November 21, 2011; from http://www.portervilletimes.com

Basic book:

Keele, E. (2009). How to write a research paper. San Francisco, CA: Basic Books Press.

Journal references, magazines, etc.

Mann, E. (2008). The Art of Research. Magazine for great Students, 14, 253-263.

http://henderson.writinganawesomepaper.html/


http://www.portervilletimes.com/

How to do in-text citations

APA style, in-text citations are placed within sentences and paragraphs so that it is clear to the

reader where the information in the paper came from. You have to give credit to the persons

whose knowledge and idea you are sharing. In-text citations are used when information is

being quoted or paraphrased.

Examples:

Works by a single author

The last name of the author and the year of publication are inserted in the text at the

appropriate point.

o from theory on bounded rationality (Simon, 1945).

If the name of the author or the date appear as part of the narrative, cite only missing

information in parentheses.

o Simon (1945) posited that

Works by multiple authors

When a work has two authors, always cite both names every time the reference occurs in

the text. In parenthetical material join the names with an ampersand (&).

o as has been shown (Leiter & Maslach, 1998)

In the narrative text, join the names with the word "and."

o as Leiter and Maslach (1998) demonstrated

When a work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors the first time the reference

occurs.

o Kahneman, Knetsch, and Thaler (1991) found

In all subsequent citations per paragraph, include only the surname of the first author

followed by "et al." (Latin for "and others") and the year of publication.

o Kahneman et al. (1991) found

Works by associations, corporations, government agencies, etc.

The names of groups that serve as authors (corporate authors) are usually written out each

time they appear in a text reference.

o (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2007)

When appropriate, the names of some corporate authors are spelled out in the first

reference and abbreviated in all subsequent citations.

o (NIMH, 2007)

The following are web sites that will give you formatting information

http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa


http://psychology.about.com/od/apastyle/ig/APA-Format-Examples/Journal-Articles-in-APA-

Format.htm

http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa


http://psychology.about.com/od/apastyle/ig/APA-Format-Examples/Journal-Articles-in-APA-Format.htm

http://psychology.about.com/od/apastyle/ig/APA-Format-Examples/Journal-Articles-in-APA-Format.htm

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