CJ 101 UNIT # 1 WELCOME! Keith Graybill, PROF.

Seminars ► ???? for questions ► “STANDBY” & “Go Ahead” ► Cut and paste okay  Be prepared to explain your answer if I ask ► Seminar schedule  10 minutes for Q&A  40 minutes of topics  5-10 minutes for more Q&A and wrap up  Anticipate using the full hour!

Seminars ► Answer first, then read other’s answers ► Can’t make it to the seminar? Alternate Assignment  300 – 500 word essay answering seminar topics  Submit through “Doc Sharing”  Your answer; not those given in the transcript  Grammar is graded in alternates (not in actual seminar)

Seminars ► Have to leave mid-way through?  me afterward  I’ll let you know your grade based upon your participation  It is your “call” whether to complete the alternate or not

Office Hours ► My “office” is AOL Instant Messenger  ► No; can’t use Yahoo or other messengers; Kaplan policy ► AIM Name = JusticeFaculty ► = aplan.edu ► “Virtual Office”- This is not the way to get my attention but I may check it from time to time

Virtual Office

Major Project/Points -Matching Project (Unit 3) -Midterm PPT Project (Unit 5) -Final Essay (Unit 9)

Writing Center

Discussions – Where to Find Them

Discussions - Responding

Discussions - Requirements ► Respond to the question (answer it)  100 words required ► Respond to another student  100 words not required, but something more than “I agree” or “good job”

Discussions – More than One?

Discussions ► Perfect discussion answer:  100 words in length (short paragraph)  Grammatically correct  Relates to your readings

Discussions ► Post early please!!!!  Posts are due by Tuesday at midnight closing the unit, but PLEASE post earlier  This allows your fellow students more time to read and respond to your posts  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ► But please wait for the unit to open (don’t post before the unit opens)

Unit One Seminar Discussion What is Criminal Justice? Chapter One Reading The Crime Picture Chapter Two Reading

Freedom or Safety? ► What are the differences between the individual-rights and public-order perspectives ► Explain society's need for a system of order maintenance, and detail the role of law within that system

Social Justice What is the relationship of criminal justice to social justice and other wider notions of equity and fairness What is the relationship of criminal justice to social justice and other wider notions of equity and fairness

American Criminal Justice: The Process ► What are the major components of the structure of the criminal justice system?  Investigations and Arrest  Pretrial Activities  Adjudication  Sentencing  Corrections

Consensus / Conflict Models ► Describe the differences between the consensus and conflict models of the criminal justice system.

Due Process and Individual Rights ► Explain the meaning of due process of law, and identify where due process guarantees can be found in the American legal system

Multiculturalism and Diversity in Criminal Justice ► Explain how multiculturalism and diversity present special challenges to, and opportunities for, the American system of criminal justice

Crime Data and Collection ► Name and compare the two major national crime data–gathering programs in the United States today ► What do crime statistics can tell us about crime in America ► Discuss some of the limitations inherent in statistical reports of crime

Special Categories of Crime ► Identify the special categories of crime discussed  Crimes against women, elderly  Hate crimes  Corporate and White-Collar Crimes  Gun Crimes  Drug Crimes  High-technology and Computer Crimes

Quick Review Class expectations  Syllabus  Strengths quest assessment  Discussion Boards  Seminars  Quizzes  Written assignments

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