CJ306
History of Crime and
Its Treatment
Fall 2005
Instructor: Bob Sigler
348-7781 553-3897 rsigler2@aol.com
Home page: bama.ua.edu/~rsigler/home
Office hours: after class
and 10-1 on Thursday
Text: Publication
Manual of the American Psychological
Association, fifth edition
Course Description 3
hours of Credit
perquisite CJ 100
Examination in
historical sequence of the perspectives on and methods of crime control, from
the traditional to the modern.
August 25 Course introduction
29-1
Using
the APA Manual
September 6-8 Grammar,
punctuation, and sentence structure
13 First
draft of first paper due
assumptions about law in prehistory
15 Return First Draft,
discuss problems
20 Second Draft of first paper due
Emergence
of Criminal Law
22 Return
papers discuss problems
27-29
First draft of second paper due
Early
Law Enforcement Student papers read
October 4-6 second
draft of second paper due
Late
20th century L. E. Student papers
11-13 First draft of third paper due
Early
jails Student
Papers
18-20 Second
draft of third paper student papers
History
of Corrections-social institution
25-27 First draft of fourth paper student papers
History
of Corrections-philosophy
November 1-3 Second Draft of fourth paper
8-10 Student
Paper Redefining Community Relations
15-17 Children’s Rights Movement
22 Juvenile Justice Emerges
December 6-8 Changing
Treatment Philosophies
15 Final 11:30
Course Requirements
Four papers-- 5 to
6 pages in length, typewritten in 12 point type, standard double space.
Final exam
Paper 1 20%
Paper2 20%
Paper 3 20%
Paper 4 20%
Exam 20%
Total 100%
Student Learning Outcomes
1.
learn
APA formatting style
2.
improve
the ability to write grammatically correct papers
3.
become
familiar with the history of the various components of the adult and juvenile
justice systems
The Exam
The exam will be a comprehensive exam with questions from the
student papers and questions from the lecture.
The questions will vary in type and format as the student questions will
be submitted by the students.
The Papers
Format
Each paper will vary in length from
5 pages of text to 6 pages of text. They
will be typed double-spaced with l l/2" margins on all four sides in a 12
point font (12 is the larger of the two standard fonts). You will become familiar with APA style. In addition to content your efforts will be
graded for sentence structure, proper use of paragraphs, argument flow,
conformance to APA style, and spelling.
In short, you are expected to prepare four technically correct papers in
standard English.
Selected papers will be read throughout the course with content covered
in the final exam.
Content
You are not restricted to topics
relevant to the history of crime and its treatment. You may also choose any topic relevant to
the study of contemporary criminal justice.
All topics should be approved by the instructor before you begin.
However, if you are a confident risk taker, feel free to forge ahead.
Organization
l. Brief description of the importance of the topic. One-page.
2.
A clear, concise statement of the issues involved in an issues paper or
a clear concise description of the topic in a descriptive paper. Three to four pages in length. (If it can be said in less than three pages,
it is not
complex enough for a paper in this course.)
3.
A summary of Part 2. This is the
essence of your position without the argument or detail.
4.
References. A
minimum of two references from refereed sources. Non-refereed sources are acceptable if they
are in addition to the two refereed sources
Evaluation
Each paper will be graded on a l00 point scale.
You may rewrite each paper once in an attempt to improve your
grade. A maximum of l0 points can be
earned on a rewrite up to the 100 point total.
If the paper is not substantially improved, the grade will remain the
same. Initial grades will not be lowered
regardless of the quality of the rewrite.
Two papers can be
read to the class for extra credit. Up
to ten additional points will be added to the paper grade. No paper will receive a total grade of more
than 100. Only approved rewritten papers
may be read.
When in doubt, get help. The writing center is located in l25 Morgan
Hall. They are an excellent resource and
specialize in B students who want to become A
students.
University Policies as
Applied to this Course
Grading Policy: Grades are not assigned on a
"curve." It is possible for
all students to earn an A. It is also
possible for no one to earn an A. I have
specific expectations for your performance so you are working to achieve my
expectations not competing with each other.
Attendance Policy: There
are no penalties for missing class. I
will take roll each class period. You
should be aware, however, that there is a direct relationship between
attendance and grades. Those who attend
regularly consistently make higher grades then those who don’t. This is probably caused by several factors
including: some of the questions on the exams come directly from the lecture
and student presentations, and professors generally talk about what is most
important to them in lecture (you should not be too surprised to discover that
these things also tend to appear on the exams).
You also may earn up to three additional points on your final grade (you
loose one point for each day of class that you miss).
Note: There is no text
book addressing the content of this course.
This increases the cost to you of missing class.
Academic Misconduct Policy: All acts of dishonesty in any work
constitute academic misconduct. This
includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of
information, misrepresentation, and abetting any of the above. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policies
will be followed in the event of academic misconduct, including the right to
appeal any decision or action taken under this policy.
Challenged Students: To request
disability accommodations, please contact Disabilities Services (348-4285).
After initial arrangements are made with Disabilities Services, please
contact Bob Sigler at rsigler@cj.as.ua.edu,
348-7781, or 553-3897.
Office hours: Office hours dedicated to students taking my
courses this semester (you have priority over all others who might want my
time) are posted on my office door. I will be pleased to talk with you any other
time that I am in my office, by email, or by phone. I accept phone calls at my home office from
8AM to 10PM and on weekends when I am in town.
Missed work: It is
important that you keep up with the work.
It is my experience that students who fall behind do not complete the
course. I will work with you to help you
bridge short term delays as long as the plan we develop will allow you to
complete the work by the last day of class for the semester.
CAUTION
Your average purchased or file
"A" term paper won't be worth much in this course. My standards are too high.
Suggested Topics
European antecedents to law enforcement
European
antecedents to juvenile corrections
European
antecedents to adult corrections
European
antecedents to community corrections
European
antecedents to juvenile probation
European antecedents to adult probation
European
antecedents to juvenile parole
European
antecedents to adult parole
European
antecedents to voluntarism in criminal justice
Law enforcement in
the
Juvenile
corrections in the
Adult corrections
in the
Community
corrections in the
Juvenile probation
in the
Adult probation in
the
Juvenile parole in
the
Adult parole in
the
Voluntarism in CJ
in the
Voluntarism in CJ
in the
Law Enforcement in
the
Juvenile
corrections in the
Adult corrections
in the
Community
corrections in the
Juvenile probation in the
Adult probation in
the
Adult parole in
the
Juvenile Parole in
the
The development of
treatment strategies for criminal offenders
The current status
of treatment of the criminal offender
Theories of crime
and deviance
Theories of
criminality before l900
The development of
law
Control of
morality by law
Victimless crimes
The use of crime
statistics
The rise of the
classical school of criminology
The emergence of
the neoclassical school of criminology
The development of
physiological theories of criminology
Durkheim's contributions to the study of crime
Subcultural theories of crime
Ecological
theories of crime
Conflict theories
of crime
The rise of
critical criminology
An historical view
of punishment
The theoretical
basis for imprisonment
The role of John
Howard in corrections
Prison riots in
the
The history of
furloughs
The history of
work release
The history of
prison industry
Prison educational
programs
Constitutional rights of prisoners
Constitutional
rights of the accused
Constitutional rights of the parolees
Constitutional
rights of the probationers
Constitutional
rights of the police officers
The right to
treatment
The right to refuse treatment
Reform of the
judicial process
Bail and equity
Reform in the
county jail
The overnight
lockup and other police jails
Changes in the
philosophy of the juvenile court
The history of
jails
The utility of
police review boards
The use of force
by police
The sociology of
criminal law
Police discretion
Historical
antecedents to the jury
Judicial
decision-making - the sentence
Judicial decision-making - excluding evidence
Judicial
decision-making - controlling the trial process
The rehabilitative
ideal
The development of
differential association
The work of Walter
Reckless
The criminal justice
system
The crime control
model of criminal justice
The due process
model of criminal justice
Social welfare and
criminal justice
The social
moralist's conception of the justice system
The impact of LEAA
on criminal justice
The impact of LEEP
on criminal justice