CRIMINAL JUSTICE 340
CORRECTIONAL POLICY AND TREATMENT
Fall Semester, 1997
Monday, Wednesday 1:00-2:20
| INSTRUCTOR | OFFICE HOURS |
| Kenneth E.Gewerth | MW: 10:00-12:00 |
| Brown 315 | TR: 10:00-11:30 |
| Phone: 790-4021 | T: 6:00-7:00 |
| e-mail: keg@tardis.svsu.edu | |
| website: http://www.svsu.edu/~keg |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The term "policy" can be defined as a set of general plans or guidelines that enable people to pursue a course of action or accomplish a particular goal. In this course, we will focus on a variety of correctional policies that have been implemented in an effort to "do something" (i.e., treat, punish, kill, deter, incapacitate, or something else) with offender(s) who have broken the law.
The first part of the course will cover a series of "macro-level" correctional policies. Macro-level correctional policies apply to criminal offenders as a group, and generally address the question "What should society do to those who break the law?"
The second portion of the course will focus on "micro-level" correctional policies. Micro-level policy decisions are those that are made about specific offenders, and generally address a set of more specific questions, such as "Is Inmate X a suicide risk?" or "What sort of treatment program is best for Inmate A?"
GRADING POLICY
Course grades will be based on the results of three objective examinations.The examinations will be scored on a 1-100 point scale, partitioned as follows:
| 100-90 | A | 69-67 | C | |
| 89-87 | A- | 66-60 | D | |
| 86-80 | B | 59-57 | D- | |
| 79-77 | B- | below 59 | F | |
| 76-70 | C |
The first examination is tentatively scheduled for September 24, 1997; the second exam will be held on October 29, 1997, and the third exam will be on December 10, 1997 from 12:30-2:20. The final grade will be computed by summing the scores on each exam, and dividing the total by 3. Letter grades will then be assigned based on the scale presented above.
MAKE UP EXAMINATIONS, EARLY AND LATE EXAMS AND CLASS ATTENDANCE
To read about the new attendance and examination policy (effective Fall, 1997) click here.
SPECIAL TESTING ARRANGEMENTS
Students who are registered with the SVSU Office of Disability Services and who require special testing arrangements through the office of Academic Support Services are responsible for notifying the instructor at least one week prior to each examination.
READINGS
Students are responsible for all assigned readings, regardless of the extent of classroom discussion on each reading. The readings will be posted on my website (see address above) or, where this is not practical, on reserve at the library.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Students who are absent from ANY class are still responsible for the reading and the material presented in the lecture.
STUDENT DISHONESTY
While I do not expect any difficulties in this regard, you should know that any student found cheating during an examination will receive a grade of "F" for the course, and will be referred to the appropriate academic authorities for additional sanctions pursuant to applicable University regulations.