Syllabus
CCJ 4938 Crime and Justice in an
Emerging Democracy Summer 2006--
Last updated June 15, 2006
Cecil E. Greek, Ph.D.
FSU
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Required Text:
A coursepack of readings
must be purchased from Target Copy in
This course is designed to give you both an academic and a practical
view of the problem of crime and crime control in an emerging democracy,
specifically focusing on the criminal justice system in the
Course Objectives:
Course Format:
Week by
Week Topics in Class:
(Read the section of the readings on the topic for
each week)
Week 1: Course Overview, What is an Emerging
Democracy?
Week 2: Crime and Victimization
Week 3: Police (Guest Speaker Miroslav
Scheinost)
Week 4: (no
class) We will be at the police academy in Hradec Karlove.
Week 5: Courts (Guest Speaker Valkova)
Week 6: Prisons
Course Readings Package (updated April
2006)
Table of Contents
Overall Czech CJ System Guide:
1. The Criminal Justice System in the
(Week 1)
(Week 2)
(Weeks 3 and 4)
21B: Czech Police Integrity Study
(Week 5)
23. Czech Republic: Rights and Freedoms
24. Constitutional Court of the
25. Judicial System of the
(Week 6)
26. An Overview
of Remand Prisons in the
27. Prison
Population Chart
28. The
29. Pankrac (
30. The Drug
Problem in Czech Prisons (ICSP)
Course Assignments:
Students will be required
to present a short talk on one of the above topics in class, complete blog
entries as required, and complete a final exam. The focus of the student class
presentations will be comparisons of criminal justice in the
Court
System and Penal Code
Hradec
Kralove Police Department
Pankrac
Prison and Museum
*Specific
dates of trips will be provided when we arrive in the
In Class Presentations:
Directions:
In weeks 2-6 the class will be divided into small groups and each week one
group will present a comparison on aspects of the week’s topic. In particular,
the presentation must include discussion of the issue before and after the
shift from communism to a democratic society under the “rule of law.” For example, in week 2 the small group can
assign specific subtopics to members such as: (a) organized crime in the
Each
group member will prepare a 10 minute presentation on one of the subtopics.
Presentation should include a basic PowerPoint presentation. Last slide must
include a complete bibliography in APA format (http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/ccj2020/apa.htm
) of the sources you used. PowerPoint files should then be uploaded to the
course Blackboard site so that students can access these to study for the exam.
Start your research with the related essays in the reader as first sources. You
will need to supplement these materials with Internet searches, including using
FSU’s scholarly databases. For how to search
scholarly databases, see: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/book/fsudatabases.doc
More on searching the Internet for scholarly materials
at: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/book/chapter8.htm
Class Participation:
Class participation grades will be based upon a combination
of attendance and personal blogs. We
will use the FSU Facebook site at http://fsu.facebook.com/home.php
for the blogs. In particular, make sure you join the Prague 2006 CED class
group site so that we can easily access your blogs. Group is called: Prague 2006 CED class. You will expected to
post a blog entry on your personal Facebook page Wall
for each course-related field trip, guest speaker or class video; detailing the
core experiences of the trip/speakers/video plus your reactions. You may
include photos of the field trip, etc. Overall, your blog entries will be worth
up to 200 points (plus 100 points total for class attendance. Missing a major field
trip such as the police academy will result in a major grade penalty.).
Final Exam:
Final exam will cover all readings, field trips, gust
lecturers and class videos. Exam will be multiple choice type
(50 questions). 100 possible points.
Grading:
Student’s grades will be
based on the class PowerPoint presentations (100 points), final multiple choice
exam (100 points), and attendance and participation (300 points: 200 for blogs,
100 for attendance). Students will be required to attend all lectures and
mandatory events (field trips). Given the nature of this course, class attendance is
essential. Without proof of medical or other verified emergency, students are
expected to attend all classes and required field trips. One unexcused absence
from a class or required field trip will result in a one letter grade
reduction. Two unexcused absences will result in a two letter grade penalty.
Those missing more than two classes/field trips will fail the course.
Grading
Scale:
500 Total Points Possible
465-500
A
450-464
A-
430-449
B+
411-429
B
400-410
B-
380-399
C+
370-379
C
350-369
C-
344-359
D+
310-343
D
300-310 D-
<300
F
Graduate
Students Additional Requirements:
Graduate students will be required to complete an
additional term paper on a specific aspect of crime in the
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
Mandatory First Day Attendance Policy:
All students are required
to attend the first day of class or they are dropped from FSU courses.
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