Course Syllabus

 

Wiley College Course Syllabus

Spring Semester 2022

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Course Name: CRIJ 2332-01 Introduction to Corrections

Time:  MWF 9:00 a.m.- 9:50 a.m.

Location: Haywood Strickland Learning Center/B123

 

Also enrolled for 10 HR (Virtual Field Experience) CPI Co-Curricular Activity

 

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

INSTRUCTOR: Minnie Murray                   

OFFICE HOURS:  TH   8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

                                 TH  12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 

EMAIL: momurray1@wileyc.edu

PHONE: (903) 927-3205

 

METHODS OF INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY: This is a face-to-face course that will consist of a combination of in-class discussions, presentations, videos and debates.

 

METHODS OF EVALUATION: Students will be evaluated using class participation, writing assignments, class projects, etc.

 

Course Description: This course will provide you with an overview of current institutional practices, policies, and legal issues, theories underlying correctional practice, and the role of institutions within the correctional system. and historical development of crime and corrections, sentencing, jails, prisons, correctional policies, agencies, prison life, and challenges facing correctional populations.

 

Measurable Learning Outcomes:  Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

A. Describe the range of purposes served by the corrections system.

B. Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.

C. Trace the major forms of punishment from the Middle Ages to the American Revolution.

 

Course Assignments:

Discussions Boards/What If Scenarios-15%

Written Assignments-35%

Tik Tok Video-15%

Quizzes-5%

Career Pathways Initiative: CPI: Co-Curricular Activity- 10%

Final Exam-20%

                                                Total- 100%

 

Grading Requirements:

90 -100	A
80-89	B
70-79	C
60-69	D
59 or less	F

 

Deductions: There will be points (15 points each) deducted for no heading on assignments as described in the syllabus, in appropriate font size, no margin or paragraph justification, line spacing, not stating the questions or statements, no work cited page, grammar errors, run on sentences, sentence fragments, etc.

 

Class Attendance: Class attendance is regarded as an obligation and is important to the attainment of the educational goals of the students and the College. Therefore, students are required to be on time and to attend classes regularly. Each instructor must keep accurate and permanent records of class attendance to support grades awarded. The attendance policy is included in the course syllabus and explained at the beginning of each semester by the instructor. It is a general observation that students who faithfully attend classes and pay attention, rarely fail the course (the higher the absences the lower the final grade).

The Dean of students is the only officer of the College authorized to excuse in accordance with College policy, a student’s absence from any class or attendance-required function of the College. Notes or documents issued by physicians, parents, college nurse, athletic program, and other materials documenting justification for missing a class must be submitted on a timely basis (maximum of two weeks following an absence) to the appropriate division dean. The division dean will notify the professor(s) and the attendance counselor of excused absences. An absence not excused by the division dean is an unexcused absence.

Students are allowed a maximum of one unexcused absence for each semester hour credit for the course. For example, if the course offers three semester hours of credit the student will be allowed three unexcused absences. If the student is absent more than six times (excluding excused absences due to representing the College or illness), the student will receive an automatic “F” in the course, or the student will be officially dropped from the course by the instructor. An absence due to a student representing the College, when properly documented with the instructor and division dean prior to the absence, is an excused absence.

Absences from regularly scheduled classes in the non-traditional programs are counted on the basis of each 50-minute-equivalent period missed. For example, a course is scheduled to meet for four consecutive 50-minute periods per week (e.g., Thursdays from 6-10 p.m.). A student who misses an entire Thursday class (6-10 p.m.) is automatically charged with four (4) absences unless excused according to the procedures and standards described above. Missing another Thursday session or an aggregate of four 50-minute periods will cause the student to be officially dropped by the teacher from the course.

Absence from class, excused or unexcused, does not relieve any student of the responsibility for completing assignments and being familiar with the material covered in class. The student is responsible for arranging for make-up work with the instructor of record prior to the absence or departure from campus.

A student will be dropped from a course for non-attendance or non-payment by the census date at 5 p.m.

 

General Policies: Students are required to complete reading assignments and be prepared for each class.  Student participation will be a part of the final grade in the course; methods of participation include speaking voluntarily in class, responding when called upon, participating actively in group assignments, showing a willingness to listen actively in class (in other words, not sleeping, texting, using the internet, or chatting with classmates). 

 

Submission Of Assignments: All major assignments for this course will be submitted electronically using Canvas. Please use a standard 12-point font such as Times New Roman, Palatino, or Garamond.  Use one inch margins and standard MLA or APA headers, (citation style according to the discipline), and double-space all documents. Make sure that you include your name, title of the course and date on all submissions. Your response (answers)to all assignments must be 200 words or more for each question in order to get full credit for that particular assignment. Do not send assignments to my email address but upload them in CANVAS.

 

Academic Dishonesty: The Wiley College Catalog describes academic dishonesty in the following manner:

 

...an act or attempted act, of giving or obtaining aid and/or information by illicit means in meeting any academic requirements, including examinations.  It also includes any form of cheating, plagiarism, falsification of records and/or collusion. Students are expected to refrain from cheating which includes, but is not necessarily limited to: copying from another‘s test or quiz paper; using supplementary materials, electronic devices (calculators, Bluetooth and iPhones, notes, books, Twitter and text messaging, etc.) not authorized by the examiner/instructor; substitution for another student in taking a test; using, buying, selling, stealing, soliciting, transporting, or removing in whole or in part an un-administered test or key information regarding same. Falsifying records, such as alteration of grades or other records, plagiarism and collusion will not be tolerated.

 

Plagiarism  is  the  submission  or  incorporation  of  someone  else’s  work  without  permission  and/or appropriate acknowledgement. Collusion is collaboration with another person or persons in preparing projects, take-home examinations or tests, etc., without proper authorization.

 

Any student caught engaging in an act of academic dishonesty will assigned a penalty appropriate for the act.  These penalties will be assigned at the discretion of the faculty member and may be appealed to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. 

 

The instructor, along with the appropriate academic area chair person, division dean, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Academic Council, may determine penalties (in addition to those listed below) for dealing with dishonesty if the student is found guilty:

1. a warning;
2. assigning an “F” for a test;
3. assigning an “F” for a course;
4. assigning an “F” grade for all courses enrolled in for the semester;
5. assigning a status of academic probation;
6. assigning a status of academic suspension;
7. permanent dismissal;
8. denial or revocation of degree

 

The student has the right to appeal disciplinary actions in accordance with appeal procedures defined in the Student Handbook (see Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services section of the catalog).

 

Late Assignment Policy:  NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!!

 

Class Projects (Extra Credit): The first project is to send encouragement letters to Mr. Junni Moore  (P.O.Box 9221/ Monroe, LA 71221-9221) every two weeks untilt the end of the semester. The second project is Reading Challenge. Whoever read the most books by the end of the semester with documentations attached for proof will be given $50.00 cash prize. The third project is rearranging/organizing and decorating the Lee P. Brown Criminal Justice Institute.

 

Tik Tok Video: The video will cover a section or chapter of your choice. Before you begin the video make sure that you have prior approval from the instructor. It will consist of a Hook (Introduction), Verse (Body) and Rap Song (Conclusion). The video will be graded on body language, enthusiasam, eye contact, organization, poise, presentation, speaking skills and subject knowledge.

 

Class Projects (Extra Credit):  The first project is to send encouragement letters to Mr. Junni Moore  (P.O.Box 9221/ Monroe, LA 71221-9221) once a month until the end of the semester. The second project is Reading Challenge. Whoever read the most books by the end of the semester with documentations attached for proof will be given $50.00 cash prize. The third project is rearranging/organizing and decorating the Lee P. Brown Criminal Justice Institute.

 

Resources: Do not use Wiklpedia as an outside research source. The required resources are TexShare and JSTOR.

TexShare

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JSTOR

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Password: wildcats

 

Non-Discrimination and Special Needs: In order to reasonably accommodate the needs of students with impairments, students with documented disabilities who may need academic services for this class are required to register with the Director of Student Support and Disability Services. Unless the student has been cleared through the Office of Disability Services, accommodations will not be provided.  The name, telephone number and email for the Director of Student Support and Disability Services:  Mr. Quinten Bates: 903-927-3298, email: qbates2@wileyc.edu.  The Disability Office is located in the Wiley Complex, Room 101.