SYLLABUS CCJ2020
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (UK)

Florida State University London Study Centre

Fall Semester, 2003

Professor Cecil E. Greek Room 11- FSU Study Centre

e-mail: cgreek@mailer.fsu.edu Tel. 0207 813 3223 (W)

Office Hours: T, R, 10:00-12:00 AM

Meeting Times:

CCJ 2020 Tues/Thurs, 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM Room 15

Course Information

Attendance: Attendance is required. Each student is allowed two unexcused absences. Additional unexcused absences will result in a drop of one grade level for each occurrence (e.g. from B to C or from C to D). Excused absences are at the discretion of the faculty. Excused absences are of three types: a verifiable incapacitating illness, a verifiable family emergency, or a verifiable and significant travel emergency such as a cancelled return flight or a lost passport.

Honor Code: Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code published in The Florida State University Bulletin and the Student Handbook.

The Academic Honor System of The Florida State University is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility (1) to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student’s own work, (2) to refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the university community, and (3) to foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the university community.

Students with disabilities: Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should: (1) be registered with the Student Disability Resource Center on his or her own campus; (2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type. This should be done during the first week of class. This syllabus may be made available in an alternate format upon request.

Course Expenses:

CCJ 2020: Five texts approximately £95

Course related trips approximately £30

Required Texts:

1. Criminal Justice.
Malcolm Davies, Jane Tyrer, Hazel Croall

2. Hamlyn History of Punishment and Torture.
Karen Farrington

3. The Politics of the Police.
Robert Reiner

5. The Politics of the Judiciary.
J.A.G. Griffith

Grading

Grading will include the assignment of plus and minus grades at the transition lines, except the grade of A+, which is not assigned at Florida State.

CCJ 2020 Grading

Two 100 point examinations (essay) 10/16 &12/8 200

Four announced quizzes 40

Class Participation 60

Course Paper I 11/25 100

400 Pts

Grading Scale CCJ 2020: 360-400 A

320-359 B

260-319 C

200-259 D

0-199 F

Class grades may be positively curved to a maximum of 5%, depending

on the overall effort and performance of the class

Course Papers

Topic is to be approved by Instructor at least four weeks prior to due date. Drafts will be critiqued and returned in two days, up to one week before the due date. Papers should be 6-8 pages long plus reference page. APA format must be used. See: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/ccj2020/apa.htm

Papers will be typed in 12 pt Font with 1-inch margins left, right, top and bottom. Papers will be graded based upon 50% content, 25% reasoning, 25% spelling, grammar, and writing skills. Failure to follow APA format will result in penalties. Late papers will be discounted 50% on the first day, 75% on the second. No papers will be accepted more than 48 hours beyond due time and date. For complete paper guidelines, see:
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/ccj2020/paperguidelines.htm

The first paragraph of any writing assignment is the most important. In effect, the first paragraph should serve as an outline or abstract of your paper. The major theme or topic of your paper should be stated in the very first sentence. Each following sentence or section in the first paragraph should introduce the various subtopics of the paper in sequential order. The second paragraph should then introduce your first subtopic, and so on

The purpose of this assignment is to become more familiar with one aspect of the criminal justice system in the UK covered in this course. The topic must have some element of controversy or debate about it. A critical analysis looks at the topic and critiques all aspects of it - it is not an opinion paper so you will need to find articles on the topic in academic/scholarly literature. For a discussion of what constitutes academic literature, and how to find it, see: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/book/chapter8.htm When you critically analyze a concept or criminological phenomena, you will find research that is favorable and unfavorable to various viewpoints. In this paper, you need to present at least two sides of contested issue debate. For example, some literature may say police in the UK do not need to carry hang guns. Other literature may support a need for an armed police force. In conclusion you may present your own summary opinion if you wish.

Course Description

This course is designed to provide lower level with an overview of the criminal justice system of the UK (England and Wales) as a response to their crime problems. We explore the terminology used by practitioners and criminological researchers to describe and analyze trends and theories within criminal justice. We will examine the historical development of the criminal justice system in the UK as a response to crime as socially and legally defined, and its components: the police, the courts, the corrections system, and other relevant topics such as juvenile justice. As the American system is derived primarily from the British system (with some noticeable differences) study of UK criminal justice makes an excellent source of comparison.

It is expected that students will read approximately a chapter a week in the main text by Davies et al, plus several chapters (approximately 50-100 pages) in the secondary texts on crime, police, courts, and punishment. It is expected to take 3 to 4 hours per week of outside reading, plus additional time to work on the term paper.

Class attendance is mandatory. We will discuss the readings in class, plus additional materials provided by the instructor. The field trip to Parliament is an important aspect of this course, plus other field trips to be arranged to police, court, and correctional facilities, as well as in-class guest speakers. The Sunday night film series will provide additional opportunity to review literary examples of crime and justice stories about the UK.

The instructor reserves the right to modify the course requirements and other related policies as circumstances may dictate, and with sufficient notification of all students.

CCJ 2020 Course Calendar

Topic Reading

Aug 26 Session 1: Introduction to Course Davies 1 Weiner 1

Aug 28 Section 2

Sep 2 Session 3: Images of Crime Davies-2 Weiner- 2, 3

Sep 4 Session 4

Sep 5 Daytrip to Stonehenge and Salisbury

Sep 9 Session 5: How Much Crime? Davies- 3 Weiner- 4, 5

Sep 10 Daytrip to Oxford and Blenheim Palace

Sep 11 Session 6

Sep 16 Globe Theatre Lecture, Tour, and Richard II

Sep 18 Session 7 : The Police Davies - 4 Reiner - 1, 2

Sep 23 Session 8: The Police 2 Reiner 3,4,5,6,7

Sep 24 Daytrip to Rochester

Sep 25 Session 9

Sep 30 Session 10: Prosecution & Diversion Davies 5 Griffith 1, 2

Oct 2 Session 11

Oct 3 Tours of Westminster Abbey and Parliament

Oct 7 Session 12: Criminal Courts & Pretrial Davies 6 Griffith 5, 6

Oct 9 Session 13

Oct 14 Session 14: Establishing Guilt Davies 7 Griffith 7 Wiener 6

Oct 16 Session 15: Midterm Exam 100 points

Oct 17 -26 Fall Break

Oct 28 Daytrip to Stratford and matinee of Taming of the Shrew

Oct 30 Chapter 16: Sentencing Davies- 8 Wiener- 7

Nov 4 Session 17: Punishment Philosophies Davies- 9

Nov 5 Daytrip to Battle Abbey and Bodiam Castle

Nov 6 Session 18

Nov 11 Session 19: Early Punishments Farrington- first half

Nov 13 No Class - Paris Trip

Nov 18 Session 20: Early Punishments 2 Farrington- 2nd half

Nov 20 Session 21

Nov 25 Session 22: Prisons Davies- 10 Wiener- 9, 10 Term Paper Due 100 Points

Nov 27 No Class – Thanksgiving

Dec 2 Session 23: Responding to Crime Davies- 11

Dec 4 Session 24

Dec 9 Examination II 100 Points

KEY WEBSITES

1. Home Office

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/

They have a "What's New" page, but URL shows as same (probably framed).

2. Crown Prosecution Service
http://www.cps.gov.uk/

Recent Press Releases
http://www.cps.gov.uk/home/RecentPressReleases/index.htm

3. CJS Online
http://www.cjsonline.org/home.html

4. HM Prison Service
http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/

http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/news/

5. London Metropolitan Police Service
http://www.met.police.uk/

Press Bulletins
http://www.met.police.uk/pns/newslist.cgi

6. London Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/

Breaking News
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,144,00.html

7. BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/

BBC News England
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/default.stm

8. The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
UK Latest News
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/0,7721,362449,00.html

9. The Mirror
http://www.mirror.co.uk/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/

10. British Film Institute
http://www.bfi.org.uk/

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/index.html

11. Britmovie.com
http://www.britmovie.co.uk/

I also found a site that links to a number of sites for British newspapers.
http://www.britainexpress.com/great_british_sites/Newspapers.htm

SYLLABUS CCJ2020 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (UK)