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Crim 120: Juvenile Delinquency |
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Fall 2009 3 Credit Hours, Social Science Bldg., Room 204 Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30 - 10:45 AM K. James Ryan, Ph.D. Course Description The problem of juvenile delinquency; portrait of delinquency; causal factors; agencies of justice; treatment process; programs for control and prevention; [From California State University, Fresno General Catalog: 2006-2007, p. 440]*
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foundation and lower division area D Larry J. Siegel, Brandon Welsh and Joseph Senna, Juvenile Delinquency, 9th ed. (Belmont, CA: Thomson, 2006)
The above-cited Required Course Text Other Readings Students will be assigned other readings as handouts and/or internet assignments (see Schedule of Classes).
Students must be aware that Crim 120:
Juvenile Delinquency discusses issues in crime and criminality in
frank and occasionally vivid terms, including issues such as violent
crimes and capital punishment among other matters the student may find
personally objectionable. Students must be aware these issues will
surface in context with course material. How did
it come to pass that an entire criminal justice system was created
separately for children? Why is it necessary that juveniles must be
treated differently than adults, even though they may have committed
exactly the same crime? And how is it possible that a completely
different set of criminological theories have been borne of necessity in
explaining delinquency? These questions and others will be addressed in
Crim 120: Juvenile Delinquency, from historical perspectives to
psychological, sociological and legal views too. Students will be
exposed to analytical concepts in quantitative, qualitative and
econometric theories developed over the past century in examining
causation and interdiction of juvenile crime. As an institution,
schools will be examined as both friend and foe to delinquency as well
as the role of drugs, abuse, neglect and other factors that escalate the
chances of delinquency. The family will be examined in the same light,
both as an inhibitor and a causal factor in delinquency. Crim 120:
Juvenile Delinquency will examine the causes of crime among children
in America, but additionally will search for solutions in contemporary
society.
Course Requirements: Student evaluation will be based on the ability to understand and relate course material. Course grading will be based on attendance and participation, one term paper, two quizzes, a midterm and a final. Students are cordially encouraged to remember that grades are earned, not given, and that the grading process herein is not relative, but absolute; i.e., students are not competing against each other for grades, but against a standard (see below). A 90 – 100 B 80 – 89 C 70 – 79 D 60 – 69 F < 59.9 I. Attendance and Participation Students are expected to attend
class on time and only enrolled students may attend, as class
size is limited. A portion of the course grade will come from class
participation, based on preparedness and willingness to contribute to
class discussion. Students are provided with a list of readings for each
class. It is expected that assigned readings will be completed by the
dates listed. The class involves Socratic interaction with supplemental
multi-media presentations and handout material will be provided;
therefore, attendance represented by passive recording device is
prohibited. II. Examinations and Quizzes The
midterm and final examinations are each worth 100 points but are
weighted differently for the final course grade, the former being 30% of
the final grade, the latter 50% (see below). Examinations will be
true/false, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice and essay questions. Both
quizzes will be in the form of essay questions. The two in-class quiz
scores are combined to serve as extra credit on the final exam score.
[E.g., if one scores an 88 on the final exam and has accumulated 4.0
points (of 5.0 possible) on the quizzes, the student’s adjusted final
exam score is 92.] Material for exams and quizzes will come from class
lectures and assigned readings. The midterm examination will be based on
material presented between the beginning of class and the midterm date;
the final examination will cover material presented over the second half
of the semester. The course includes one writing assignment,
which is due as a prerequisite of taking the final examination.
A student who has not submitted the required paper will not be
allowed to take the final examination. III. Written Assignments One written term paper assignment constitutes 20% of the student's grade. A 10-15 page (text) paper shall be submitted using: MLA-style references; 1" margins; double spaced; and 12 pt. Arial/TNR font. The term paper assignment will regard a segment of the juvenile justice system (narrowly, please) and what criminological theory of juvenile justice is used/followed in its operations. Juvenile Justice organizations, delinquency theory, and delinquency & justice outcomes and expectations are all fair topics from which to draw one's paper theme. Conundrums that should be addressed include: how does this organization/theory work, how does it apply to real outcomes, is the system effective, (etc.)? The term
paper Abstract is due the date of the first quiz. The Bibliography of
the term paper is due the date of the midterm examination. The First
Draft of the term paper is due the date of the second quiz. And the
Final Draft of the term paper is due the date of the final examination.
[See below.] Missing any deadline will cause a deduction of 5 points on
the final draft.
Missed Events Quizzes cannot be made-up (i.e., taken at a date later than scheduled). Classes cannot be made-up either; however, students are responsible for material they may have missed by their absence. Because a paper is a prerequisite to taking the final, if it is submitted late the exam must be taken by arrangement with the instructor. Before a make-up examination, the required paper first must be submitted. In the event a test cannot be taken prior to the date on which grades must be submitted, an Incomplete grade will be issued if the required paper is submitted on time. Otherwise, if the paper is not submitted and the test is not completed, the student will have a zero registered as the grade for the writing assignment. At semester’s end, no excuses will be entertained for missing the final or submitting the required paper on time.
Upon identifying themselves to the instructor and the university, students with disabilities will receive reasonable accommodation for learning and evaluation. For more information, contact Services to Students with Disabilities in Madden Library 1049 (278-2811).
Members of the CSU Fresno academic community adhere to principles of academic integrity and mutual respect while engaged in university work and related activities." You should:
Cheating is the actual or attempted practice of fraudulent or deceptive acts for the purpose of improving one's grade or obtaining course credit; such acts also include assisting another student to do so. Typically, such acts occur in relation to examinations. However, it is the intent of this definition that the term 'cheating' not be limited to examination situations only, but that it include any and all actions by a student that are intended to gain an unearned academic advantage by fraudulent or deceptive means. Plagiarism is a specific form of cheating which consists of the misuse of the published and/or unpublished works of others by misrepresenting the material (i.e., their intellectual property) so used as one's own work." Penalties for cheating and plagiarism range from a 0 or F on a particular assignment, through an F for the course, to expulsion from the university. For more information on the University's policy regarding cheating and plagiarism, refer to the Class Schedule (Legal Notices on Cheating and Plagiarism) or the University Catalog (Policies and Regulations).
At California State University, Fresno, computers and communications links to remote resources are recognized as being integral to the education and research experience. Every student is required to have his/her own computer or have other personal access to a workstation (including a modem and a printer) with all the recommended software. The minimum and recommended standards for the workstations and software, which may vary by academic major, are updated periodically and are available from Information Technology Services (http://www.csufresno.edu/ ITS/) or the University Bookstore. In the curriculum and class assignments, students are presumed to have 24-hour access to a computer workstation and the necessary communication links to the University's information resources.
The classroom is a special environment in which students and faculty come together to promote learning and growth. It is essential to this learning environment that respect for the rights of others seeking to learn, respect for the professionalism of the instructor, and the general goals of academic freedom are maintained. ... Differences of viewpoint or concerns should be expressed in terms which are supportive of the learning process, creating an environment in which students and faculty may learn to reason with clarity and compassion, to share of themselves without losing their identities, and to develop and understanding of the community in which they live . . . Student conduct which disrupts the learning process shall not be tolerated and may lead to disciplinary action and/or removal from class. Copyright laws and fair use policies protect the rights of those who have produced the material. The copy in this course has been provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Other uses may require permission from the copyright holder. The user of this work is responsible for adhering to copyright law of the U.S. (Title 17, U.S. Code). To help you familiarize yourself with copyright and fair use policies, the University encourages you to visit its copyright web page, www.lib.csufresno.edu/extra/copyright/. Digital Campus course web sites contain material protected by copyrights held by the instructor, other individuals or institutions. Such material is used for educational purposes in accord with copyright law and/or with permission given by the owners of the original material. You may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for non-commercial, personal, or educational purposes only, provided that you (1) do not modify it, (2) use it only for the duration of this course, and (3) include both this notice and any copyright notice originally included with the material. Beyond this use, no material from the course web site may be copied, reproduced, re-published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without the permission of the original copyright holder. The instructor assumes no responsibility for individuals who improperly use copyrighted material placed on the web site.
*Quoted with permission from university publications. **The schedule and procedures for this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.
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