INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
COURSE OUTLINE

“WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS”	

FIRST WEEK
AUG 15 2011
FIRST… LET’S GET ACQUAINTED.  You can know something about me in “CONTACTS.”  I would like to know a little about you; something you can share with the other classmates.
Please go to the “SQUAD ROOM,” (It is in Discussion Board), and post a brief introduction of yourself.  Include your goals and expectations of this course.  Read about your fellow classmates and post a greeting to at least two of them.  Do this anytime during the first week.

(INFORMATION)  The first two weeks of assignments will be from my commentaries found in ASSIGNMENTS.  We will start into the Text Book in the third week.
Be patient with the YOUR NEW WORLD CONCEPT, it does have purpose and lends validity to our modern day Criminal Justice System.  One who truly understands this concept will find it much more difficult to disparage our country and our criminal justice system; and they MIGHT find it a little easier to understand the basis and structure of world governments.

In ASSIGNMENTS…  READ, YOUR NEW WORLD .. CHAPTER ONE.  (Put some thought into this… don’t be frivolous.  Use your imagination to see how it really might feel… explain yourself.
REMEMBER, THIS IS A CRITICAL THINKING COURSE.  TRY TO BACK UP WHAT YOU SAY BY SOUND LOGIC AND REASON, OR EVEN DOCUMENTED RESEARCH.  YOUR GRADE WILL DEPEND ON HOW WELL YOU RESPOND.
POST… your response in the DISCUSSION BOARD, by 8:00 pm, FRIDAY 8/19/2011

SECOND WEEK
AUG 22 2011  
THIS WEEK CONTAINS TWO READING ASSIGNMENTS… BUT THEY ARE SHORT.  (I encourage you to read the responses of the other students.  It might provide further insight and some interesting points of view.)

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS…. “YOUR WORLD, CH2.”
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS…  “YOUR WORLD, CH3.”

POST YOUR RESPONSE TO BOTH READING ASSIGNMENTS… by 8:pm FRIDAY  8/26/11.  Address the issues of each in the appropriate DISCUSSION BOARD forum.

NOTE… Be sure to frequently check back in the forums for additional remarks and or discussion from the Instructor.
	
THIRD WEEK
AUG 29 2011

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS…   “YOUR WORLD, CH4.”
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS…”YOUR WORLD, CH5.”  (This is the final chapter on the YOUR WORLD concept.)

POST YOUR RESPONSES in the DISCUSSION BOARD by 8:00 pm, Friday,  9/2/2011

FOURTH WEEK 
 SEP 5 2011              (YES.. I KNOW MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY)

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… “CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT.”
POST IN DISCUSSION BOARD by SATURDAY, 9/10/11
                                       AND
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… “WALK THROUGH THE SYSTEM.”
POST YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT BY SUBMITTING YOU’RE WRITING TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD, by 8:00 pm, SATURDAY 9/10/11
*MORE ON NEXT PAGE
In response to Walk Through the System… formulate an argument, pro or con, regarding, Bail, Miranda Warnings, and Jury Trial verses Court Trial.  
For example… you might give me a reasonable argument as to why you would choose a court trial over a jury trial.

FIFTH WEEK
SEP 12 2011
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… Commentary on “THE SYSTEM, PART ONE.”  (This file might open very slowly).
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN DISCUSSION BOARD by 8:00 pm, Friday, 9/16/11

READ IN ASSIGNMENT… “COMMENTARY ON “THE SYSTEM, PART TWO,” (Due Process).
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD by FRIDAY, 8:00 pm, 9/16/11

SIXTH WEEK
SEP 19 2011

QUIZ … OVER CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 3 IN THE TEXT.
THE QUIZ WILL BE AVAILABLE IN COURSE DOCUMENTS FROM 8:00 am, MONDAY 9/19/11,THROUGH WEDNESDAY, 10:00 pm, 9/21/11.

IT IS OBVIOUSLY AN OPEN-BOOK TEST… THEREFORE,  I EXPECT YOUR ANSWERS TO BE ESPECIALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE.  WHERE OPINION IS REQUESTED, EXPRESS YOURSELVES CLEARLY AND SUPPORT IT BY SOUND LOGIC AND REASON.

SEVENTH WEEK
SEP 26 2011             

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS THE COMMENTARY ON “WHAT IS A CRIME?”  (VICE OFFENSES).

Take an approach on each issue and state your feelings and opinions.  Try to think “outside the box” using logic, reason, and common sense.  I expect a lot of thought and even some introspection on this assignment.
POST YOUR RESPONSE in the DISCUSSION BOARD, by 8:00 pm, FRIDAY 9/30/11
                             ALSO
READ IN ASSIGNMENT… Commentary on the Development of the Justice System in the USA; (THE BASIS OF OUR LAWS).
POST RESPONSE IN DISCUSSION BOARD by 8:pm, FRIDAY 9/30/11

EIGHT WEEK
OCT 3 2011

READ IN “COURSE DOCUMENTS” ABOUT THE “LIFE BOAT.”  ALSO READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… “THE LIFE BOAT.”
         POST YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM by 8:00 pm FRIDAY, 10/7/11
(Tell me what you discovered about religion and the Criminal Justice System.  Is there a correlation between the religious aspects of the Criminal Justice System and the situation of the Life Boat?)

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS, THE COMMENTARY ON “CRIME CAUSATION.”
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD, by 8:00 pm, FRIDAY, 10/7/11.

NINTH WEEK
OCT 10 2011
MID-TERM TEST

THE TEST WILL BE AVAILABLE IN COURSE DOCUMENTS FROM 8:00 am, MONDAY, 10/10/11, to 10:00 pm, WEDNESDAY, 10/12/11.  (OPEN BOOK … JUST LIKE THE FIRST QUIZ)  It will include questions from the text, my commentaries and outside sources.
 
INFORMATION
FRIDAY, OCT 14, 2011 IS THE LAST DAY THAT A STUDENT CAN WITHDRAW FROM A CLASS WITH A “W”.  A DROP AFTER THAT DAY WILL REQUIRE A LETTER GRADE.

TENTH WEEK
OCT 17 2011

READ IN COURSE DOCUMENTS… “LETTER TO THE JUDGE.”
      POST IN DISCUSSION BOARD, YOUR RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS ASKED IN LETTER TO THE JUDGE, by 8:00 pm, FRIDAY, 10/21/11.  (All answers may be found in the reading assignment)

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS…”FINAL THOUGHTS ON CRIME CAUSATION.” 
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD BY 8:P.M.
FRIDAY, 10/21/11.

ELEVENTH WEEK
OCT 24 2011
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… COMMENTARY ON ”CRIME STATISTICS.”
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN DISCUSSION BOARD by 8:00 pm FRIDAY, 10/28/11.  (Express your thoughts and feelings on the readings and especially on the scope of the crime problem.  Share your feelings with other students.)
                                       SEE NEXT PAGE
READ IN COURSE DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE “NEW-HALL INCIDENT” 
 POST YOUR RESPONSE TO THE “NEW-HALL INCIDENT” IN DISCUSSION BOARD by 8:00 pm, FRIDAY, 10/28/11.  (How did this make you feel?)

TWELFTH WEEK
OCT 31 2011

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS, Commentary on “moving west.” 

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS THE COMMENTARY ON “PARA-MILITARY COPS.”
POST YOUR RESPONSE ON “MOVING WEST AND PARA-MILITARY COPS,  (IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION BOARDS) by FRIDAY, 8:00 pm, 11/4/11.

THIRTEENTH WEEK
NOV 7 2011                        (YEP… ANOTHER SHORT WEEK)

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS, THE COMMENTARY ON “ARREST, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE.”

RESPOND TO “THE SITUATIONS” AS ADDRESSED IN THE COMMENTARY BY SUBMITTING YOU’RE WRITING TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD, by 8:00 pm, THURS. 10/10/11
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… COMMENTARY ON THE “EXCLUSIONARY RULE.”
POST IN DISCUSSION BOARD, YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT by 9:00 pm, FRIDAY 10/11/11.

FOURTEENTH WEEK
NOV 14 2011

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… THE COMMENTARY ON “ETHICS.”
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD.  SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS WITH OTHER STUDENTS by 9:00 pm, SATURDAY 11/19/11.

READ IN COMMENTARY… “WHAT DO THE POLICE DO?”
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD, INCLUDING YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS REGARDING CHAPTER SEVEN, by 8:00 pm, SATURDAY 11/19/11.

FIFTEENTH WEEK
NOV 21 2011                (THANKSGIVING WEEK)
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… “TERRORISM & CYBER-CRIME. (This is a power-point presentation.  It opens very slowly and you must move it along by clicking your mouse.) 
QUESTION:  WHAT DO YOU THINK OUR MAJOR CRIME PROBLEMS WILL BE IN THE FUTURE?
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD by 9:00 pm, SAT 11/26/11.

SIXTEENTH WEEK
NOV 28 2011
READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… “THE COURT SYSTEM.”
POST IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD… YOUR THOUGHTS REGARDING THE COURTS, by 9:00 pm, FRIDAY, 12/2/11.

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… “CORRECTIONS OR WHAT?”
        POST IN DISCUSSION BOARD.. YOUR RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ADDRESSED IN THE CORRECTIONS READINGS by 9:00 pm, FRIDAY, 12/2/11.

SEVENTEENTH WEEK
DEC 5 2011

READ IN ASSIGNMENTS… “WHAT ABOUT THE VICTIM?”
POST YOUR RESPONSE IN DISCUSSION BOARD… by 9:00 pm, FRIDAY, 12/9/11.                     -  SEE NEXT PAGE -

NOTE:  IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN A VICTIM OF A CRIME… JUST WAIT.. YOUR TURN IS COMING.  I CAN JUST ABOUT GUARANTEE THAT. 
I HOPE YOUR VICTIMIZATION IS A SMALL ONE.

EIGHTEENTH WEEK
DEC 12 2011

FINAL EXAMINATION
THE FINAL EXAM CAN BE ACCESSED IN COURSE DOCUMENTS, BEGINNING AT 8:00 am, MONDAY, 12/12/11. 
 IT WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 8:00 pm, WEDNESDAY, 12/14/11.

LIKE THE OTHER TESTS, THIS IS AN OPEN-BOOK EXAM. THE FINAL EXAM IS COMPREHENSIVE.  IT WILL INCLUDE QUESTIONS FROM THE ENTIRE TEXT AND ALL COMMENTARIES.  SOME QUESTIONS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONIONAL OUTSIDE RESOURCES.

ALL EXTRA CREDIT POINTS WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL OVER-ALL GRADES FOR THE SEMESTER.