IST Dept./CJC Program S Student Learning Outcomes
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COURSE SYLLABUS OUTLINE
CJ 351201CRN 2678Crime Prevention 3 hours
MW 2:00p - 3:15p SH 418
Smith Hall 418 PR: CJ200
TextsAmerican Psychological Association. (2002). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
(6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Home and Neighborhood Security Survey Outlines from MUOnline
Lab, S. P. (2014). Crime prevention: Approaches, practices and evaluations (8th ed.). Waltham, MA:
Anderson.
Computer Requirements
A student must have access to a computer, a personal computer or campus computers. A student must be able to use Email and Microsoft Word. Emails may be sent to your Marshall Email account for this class. You must regularly monitor your Marshall Email account or have the Email forwarded to another account. Only inquiries from your Marshall Email account will be answered if the request if for student specific information.
Students also must have a “jump” or “travel drive” to backup assignments. Students may use CDRs, CDRWs, etc. but must back up their work. Computer loss of assignments will not be accepted as an excuse, so back up your work often. Students also should backup work on their “V” drive to prevent loss.
A student must have basic computer skills, be able to complete assignments in Microsoft Word, and send and receive Emails via your Marshall account.
Instructor: Sam Dameron
Office: Smith Hall 732
Office Hours: Dameron: M, W, F 1000-1050, M, W 1330-1350 & 1600-1630, T 1330-1510
Phone: Office (304) 696-2568(CJMU) (Takes a message 24 hours per day).
FAX (304) 696-3085 (Takes several rings to initiate.)
Email:
Home Page:
Course Description
This course examines the theory, operation, and evaluation of crime prevention as a function of the criminal justice system.
Course Credits 3 hours
Course Prerequisites:(PR: CJ 200)
IST Dept./CJC Program’s Student Learning Outcomes
IST Department Learning Outcomes
1.Students will demonstrate proficiency in the utilization of contemporary technologies to solve real-world problems.
2.In the development of a research project, students will scientifically analyze data, evaluate and incorporate relevant research, and describe potential implications.
3.Students will effectively communicate in relating findings and recommendations resulting from course projects.
Criminal Justice and Criminology: Discipline-Specific Learning Outcomes
Differentiate Among Criminal Justice System Components, Roles, and Practices
1.Students will define and properly use specialized terms to describe, explain, and differentiate the components, roles, and practices of the criminal justice system.
Apply Theory in Criminal Justice and Criminology
2.Students will describe, explain, and differentiate major theories and theorists in criminal justice and criminology, and use one or more of these theories to explain a selected behavior (e.g., crime), event (e.g. victimization), or policy response (e.g., law).
IST Dept./CJC Program’s Student Learning Outcomes
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Desired Learner Outcomes/Objectives for CJ 3511. Students will know and be able to demonstrate basic crime prevention strategies. CJ Obj. 1 / Tests will measure knowledge of crime prevention principles and concepts through fill-in-the-blank, short answer, listing and essay questions.
2. Students will understand and be able to explain the theoretical constructs of crime prevention.
CJ Obj. 2 / Tests will measure explanations through short answer and essay questions. Home and neighborhood surveys will measure explanation of application of theories and concepts where applied.
3. Students will be able to critically analyze locations for violations of crime prevention guidelines. CJ Obj. 4, IST 2, 3 / Home and neighborhood surveys will measure analysis of crime prevention guidelines.
4. Students will be able to synthesize crime prevention strategies for a given location. CJ Obj. 2, IST 3 / Synthesis will be analyzed through the use of essay questions and the neighborhood and home surveys.
5. Students will be able to analyze the impact of various cultural and sub-cultural facets on crime prevention. CJ Obj. 2 / Analysis will be measured in essay questions, and the home and neighborhood survey
6. Students will be able to use primary, secondary and tertiary crime prevention techniques.CJ Obj. 2 / Measured through tests, the home and neighborhood Surveys.
Survey Guidelines
No Identifiers should be used in the surveys. You will be provided a number to use on the surveys to avoid your name being used with the survey information. Identifiers include, license numbers, street signs, house numbers, town names, business names, or anything else that could identify the location of the property.
Home Survey Guidelines
This survey is designed for students to take a look at their home and evaluate the security of the premises. To do this, the following steps must be taken.
1. You need to look at the property not as your home, but as if you were a criminal weighing the likelihood of getting away with a crime on the property.
2. You must use all aspects of crime prevention, including target hardening (or physical deterrence) [T], behavioral deterrence [B] and psychological deterrence [P]. Place the letter next to your description of how to fix a problem according to which aspect the correction most enhances.
3. Your suggestions must be reasonable and cost effective.
4. You must explain whether each current aspect is good or bad. If good, you must explain why. If bad, you must explain why and fix it, accept or minimize the risk or flaw.
5. The survey is online to allow you flexibility in your discussions.
6. You should gear your paper for approximately 40-50 pages in length.
Neighborhood Survey Guidelines
This survey is designed for students to take a look at their home and evaluate the security of the neighborhood. To do this, the following steps must be taken.
1. You need to look at the neighborhood not as your neighborhood, but as if you were a criminal weighing the likelihood of getting away with a crime in the neighborhood.
2. You must use all aspects of crime prevention, including target hardening (or physical deterrence) [T], behavioral deterrence [B] and psychological deterrence [P]. Place the letter next to your description of how to fix a problem according to which aspect the correction most enhances.
3. Your suggestions must be reasonable and cost effective.
4. You must explain whether each aspect is good or bad. If good, you must explain why. If bad, you must fix, accept or minimize the risk or flaw.
5. The survey is online to allow you flexibility in your discussions.
6. You should gear your paper for approximately 15-20 pages in length.
In class/Take Home Assignments
These assignments will be quizzes or writing assignments to help develop crime prevention skills to use in the Home and Neighborhood surveys.
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Criteria / Points / Grade ScaleHome Survey / 400 / A= 90% (900-1000)
Neighborhood Survey / 150 / B= 80% (800-899)
Midterm / 200 / C=70% (700-799)
Final Examination / 200 / D=60% (600-699)
In Class/Take Home Assignments / 50 / F 599
Total Points / 1000
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
By enrolling in this course, you agree to the University Policies listed below. Please read the full text of each policy by going to clicking on “Marshall University Policies.” Or, you can access the policies directly by going to
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ATTENDANCE POLICY/MAKING UP WORK
Role will be called at the beginning of class if you are not there when your name is called/the sign sheet is passed around, you are absent and will not be counted as present if you come up and ask me to count you present. If you miss an exam, quiz, or assignment with no legitimate documented University Excuse, a zero will be given for that requirement with no make-up given. For those students who have a legitimate documented excuse (as defined in the following paragraphs), an alternative time to take the exam/quiz or turn in an assignment will be determined by the instructor. The format of the make-up exams/quiz/assignment will be left to my discretion. In addition, students who are late on exam day will only have the period that remains of the class/test period to complete the examination. In addition, students who are late on exam day will not be permitted to take the exam if another student(s) already has completed the exam and has left the classroom; the exam in this case has been compromised. In other words, you will NOT be able to take the exam or take a make-up exam. If an examination has been excused, failure to make up the examination or quiz at the agreed time will result in a zero for the examination, quiz, or assignment.
If you are have a University Excuse for a class period(s), (see below) must be turned in on the first class day the student returns to class at the end of the excused absence. The student must make up the work or make arrangements with the instructor to make up the work that was due within one week of the end of the excuse. Work includes assignments, quizzes, tests, papers, etc. NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES, EXAMINATIONS, OR PAPERS, ETC. WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR UNEXCUSED ABSENCES. In all cases, all missed work must be completed by the class day, Friday, April 29, 2016.
University Attendance Policy Statement:
Students are expected to attend punctually all class meetings, laboratory sessions, and field experiences and to participate in all class assignments and activities as described in the Course Syllabus. Absences are counted from the first class meeting after the student registers. Students registering late are expected to make up all missed assignments in a manner determined by the instructor. Students should be aware that excessive absences, whether excused or unexcused, may affect their ability to earn a passing grade.
The instructor of each class shall establish a policy on class attendance and make-up work, and provide the policy to students in the Course Syllabus. This policy must not conflict with university policies, including this policy. Class attendance may be a criterion in determining a student’s final grade in the course if the instructor provides a statement to this effect in the course syllabus.
Students must promptly consult with their instructors about all class absences. Instructors will work with students to identify appropriate documentation and discuss any missed class time, tests, or assignments. Except in the case of University Excused Absences, it is the decision of the instructor to excuse an absence or to allow for additional time to make up missed tests or assignments. A student may not be penalized for an excused absence, provided that the student, in a manner determined by the instructor, makes up the work that has been missed. Instructors are required to honor valid University Excused Absences and to provide reasonable and equitable means for students to make up work missed as a result of those absences. Academic obligations that cannot be made up should be addressed by the course instructor in consultation with the student to ensure that continued enrollment is feasible while there is still an opportunity to drop the course within the established withdrawal period.
This policy excludes academic endeavors that require the completion of a specific number of clock hours, such as clinical experiences, practica, and internships. For those courses, the department chair or program supervisor will determine the maximum number of absences. This policy does not supersede program accreditation requirements. This policy also excludes laboratory courses that require significant preparation and monitoring. For such courses, departments will determine the minimum number of laboratories a student must complete to pass the course. If a student cannot complete this number of labs, the instructor may recommend that the student withdraw from the class.
If the instructor believes that the number of absences accrued under the terms of this policy (whether excused or unexcused) is such that a student cannot fulfill the learning experience and mastery that a course requires, the instructor may recommend that the student withdraw from the class.
University Excused Absences
These are addressed by the instructor or the Dean of Student affairs as described in each item. Appropriate documentation is required for each absence. The Dean of Student Affairs will notify course instructors of his or her actions using the university e-mail system.
1) University-sponsored activities.
Student participation in authorized activities as an official representative of the
university. Such activities include official athletic events, ROTC, student government and student organization activities, regional or national meetings or conferences when endorsed by an academic or organization faculty advisor, performances, debates, and similar activities. The Dean of Student Affairs addresses these absences.
2) Medical circumstances.
a) A student who is briefly ill or injured with fewer than three consecutive hours of class
(see (b) below), and is therefore unable to attend class, should first consult with his or her course instructor about the absence. If necessary, the instructor may refer the student to the Dean of Student Affairs.
b) The Dean of Student Affairs will address absences of three or more consecutive hours of class. This includes absences of three consecutive one-hour class meetings, one three-hour class meeting, etc.
3) Death or critical illness of an immediate family member.
Immediate family is defined as parents, legal guardians, siblings, children, spouse or life partner, grandparents, and grandchildren. The Dean of Student Affairs addresses these absences.
4) Other official activities.
a) Short-term military obligations. The Dean of Student Affairs addresses these absences. Students who are subject to federal military activation are covered by a separate policy. Please consult the catalog for this policy.
b) Jury duty, subpoenas for court appearance, religious holidays, and other official activities deemed by the Dean of Student Affairs to warrant an excused absence.
5) Extreme personal emergencies.
Examples of such events include house fires, serious crimes, and other grave emergencies deemed by the Dean of Student Affairs to warrant an excused absence.
Online application for a University Excused Absence
Incomplete: “The grade of I (incomplete) indicates that the student has completed three-quarters of the course, as determined by the instructor, but cannot complete the course for a reason that accords with the university excused absence policy. For courses (traditional or online) that do or do not have a defined absence policy, it is determined by the instructor to issue the I grade. Students must be in good standing (for example a C grade or better) in the class prior to requesting an incomplete. The course instructor decides whether or not an incomplete will be granted and specifies in writing on the university incomplete grade form what work the student must complete to fulfill the course requirements.” (Taken from the Undergraduate catalog. Three quarters of the course means ¾ of the assignments/tests/quizzes/etc. point values possible have been completed.)
Class Policies/Philosophy
1.A student should recognize that one of the most important aspects of a college education is classroom attendance and participation. The value of this part of the academic experience cannot be fully measured by testing procedures. When students attend classes, they are in a position to make significant contributions to their learning experiences and the learning experiences of other students by asking relevant questions, making pertinent observations, and sharing information. When a student misses class, the student and the class both suffer from a missed opportunity to exchange information and promote the learning process. Students should attend and participate in class.
2.Students will be held accountable for all requirements and information covered in all classes, whether or not they attend. If it becomes necessary to give additional quizzes to spur attendance or learning, quizzes may be given and their results applied to any test scores.
3.The Criminal Justice Department is not a print shop. No paper will be accepted by email, other than to hold the turn in time. You should make sure to print your material at least one day before it is due to avoid penalties for late papers.
4.Phone Behavior (Cell Phones, Pagers, etc.) Turn them off when you get to class. If it goes off, or you are using your phone during class, the entire class will be given a quiz, up to 5 quizzes per class can be given. You should bring five paper pages in case a quiz(zes) is necessary. If you have an emergency situation, let me know and set by the door. When your phone vibrates go into the hall to answer it.
5.Computers in class are OK if you are taking notes. If you are emailing, or using the computer for non-class related surfing, your behavior will be counted as phone behavior, see number 4.
6.Classroom demeanor. Civility in class is expected. You must respect the opinions and rights of other students and allow them to participate in class. Be active in discussions, but do not hog them or blurt out answers all the time. Everyone should have a chance to participate in class.
7.Stupid questions are questions that are not asked. Questions that are asked are not stupid questions and will not be treated as such. If you have a question on class material, ask it.
8.Ignorance means you are unaware of an answer, stupidity means you are incapable of understanding or knowing. If you don’t understand something, ask. I doubt that you are incapable of learning the material. Don’t let ignorance become stupidity, ask in class, by email, or come to my office.
9.Answer questions during discussions. If you are wrong, I’ll let you know as gently as possible. I won’t make fun of your answer or you. However, make a true effort to answer the question. If you are just trying to be the center of attention and hog the discussions, I’ll let you know before the next class that you are over the top.
10. Communicating with me. You can call my phone number during office hours, or email me at my Marshall Email address. You should email me from your official Marshall Email Account. We are only allowed to send student information to a student’s official email account. In the Subject box, you should put in a description of what you want, like a “Question about CJ 401, 201 or CJ 501 201”, always include the course number and section number. That way, I will know the class and section to which you are referring. Also, use the name you are using on the class roll on all tests, quizzes, exams, and emails so that I will know it is you.