2033FL97

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Criminal Justice & Legal Studies Department Criminal Justice 2033 POLICE SYSTEMS SYLLABUS

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Police systems established in America and abroad; functions and activities diversions and subdivisions responsibilities and functions of each contrasting of structures, with a view of transitions. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 1013.

II. COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After completing Criminal Justice 2033, the student will be able to:

1. Describe the structure and operations of the foreign police systems studied.

2. Make comparisons between the foreign police systems studied and that of the United States.

3. Describe the main legal and governmental characteristics of each foreign country studied.

III. COURSE TEXT:

There is no text for this course.

IV. COURSE EXAMINATIONS:

There will be (5) examinations in this course (see schedule for dates). Make-up examinations will "not" normally be given. It is the students responsibility to be at and take the examination at the appropriate times and dates.

V. COURSE WITHDRAWAL:

Students may withdraw with a "W" grade until the last day allowed by the University (September 26, 1997 this semester) regardless of their grade in the course. Students who withdraw after the last day to withdraw with a "W" will receive a "W" grade if they are passing at the time of their withdrawal and have less than ten absences (calculated on the basis of a fifty-minute class period). Students who want to withdraw and have a "F" average and less than ten absences should see the instructor. Students with ten or more absences (calculated on the basis of a fifty-minute class period) who withdraw will receive a "F" grade.

VI. COURSE GRADING:

The student should understand that assignments, papers and presentations are to be turned in on or completed before the class indicated. Papers and assignments that are not turned in by the class period indicated will have a penalty of letter grade per each weekday (Monday-Friday) assigned. Those student not doing a presentation during the assigned time without prior approval will have a penalty of two letter grades assigned per occurrence. Failure to complete a major part of the course (turn papers, take major exams or make presentations) can result in the failure of the course.

The following is a breakdown of the value of each element of the students work as it pertains to the final grade:

Each examination will counts 18%                              18 x 5 = 90%
Class participation will count 10%                               10 x 1 = 10%
                                                                                   Total 100%

Grading System:

90 - 100% = A
80 - 89% = B
70 - 79% = C
60 - 69% = D
0 - 59% = F

VII. COURSE FINAL GRADE:

If you would like to know your final grade at the end of the semester before the university sends it to you, bring a self addressed, stamped business sized envelope to the final examination and your final grade and final exam grade will be sent to you.

VIII. COURSE ETHICS:

A student found to be acting unethically (cheating on tests, quizzes, papers or assignments, plagiarism, etc.) will be failed in this course.

All work submitted to the instructor must be the result of the student's own effort. If it is not it is PLAGIARISM. Any instances of plagiarism in any class assignment or test will result in a grade of zero for the assignment or test. The assignment or test will have to be redone as well. To plagiarize is to represent as one's own work the words or ideas of another. Examples of plagiarism include:

    a. Failure to give credit to the person whose words or ideas have been borrowed;
    b. Failure to place quotation marks (or other proper citation forms) around passages
        that are cited verbatim
    c. and Minor changes of someone else's sentences and words that do not alter the
        essential style or meaning of the passage.

The above paragraph is copied from a professional colleague with his permission.

IX. COURSE DECORUM:

The University regulations prohibit the use of tobacco (both smoking and chewing), drinking and eating in the classroom. These regulations will be observed. Tape recorders are NOT allowed in this course. Additional guidelines regarding classroom behavior will be announced in class.

X. COURSE ATTENDANCE:

A student should recognize that one of the most vital aspects of a college experience is attendance and participation in classes and that the value of this academic experience cannot be fully measured by testing procedures alone. The members of this class are considered sufficiently mature to appreciate the necessity of regular attendance, to accept this as a personal responsibility and to demonstrate the kind of self-discipline essential for such performance.

As a student, one should remember that they are responsible for all material covered in class. If a class should be missed, it is the students task to find and make-up the missed material. Leaving an electronic mail, voice mail, or written message does NOT fulfill this responsibility.

Attendance will count towards the computation of the student's final grade. Students who come to class late or leave early will be counted absent. Excessive absences can be a reason for failure of the course.

XI. COURSE INFORMATION:

The class will be held from 17:20-20:00 Tuesdays in room 307 of the NET Building.

XII. COURSE DECORUM:

The University regulations that prohibit the use of tobacco (both smoking and chewing), drinking and eating in the classroom will be observed. Additional guidelines regarding class room behavior will be announced in class.

XIII. COURSE INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Charles Dreveskracht
303 Seminary Hall
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
Telephone (voice): (918) 456-5511 ext. 3505
Telephone (fax): (918) 458-2193
E-Mail(Internet): dreveskr@cherokee.nsuok.edu
URL: http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~dreveskr

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday: 16:00-17:30 (at CASC)
Tuesday: 13:30-17:00
Wednesday: 17:30-19:00 (at UCT)
Thursday: 12:30-13:30
Friday: 10:30-12:00
or by appointment.

CLASS HOURS:

Monday: 18:00-20:40 (at CASC)
Tuesday: 10:20-11:35 & 17:20-20:00
Wednesday: 13:40-16:20 (at UCT)
Thursday: 10:20-11:35
Friday:

XIV. COURSE ACCOMMODATIONS:

If any member of the class feels that he/she has a disability and needs special accommodations, please advise the instructor of such disability at the first class attended.

XV. COURSE EXCEPTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS:

Under EXTREMELY compelling circumstances, exceptions can be made to some policies in this syllabus. If you have a problem, inform me as soon as possible, preferably beforehand and in person. If I am alerted early, it may be possible to work out a mutually satisfactory solution to the situation. Delay almost always makes resolution more difficult. I prefer to discuss problems in my office rather than in front of the class and find that the students are usually happier about the decisions made there. All exceptions to class policies in this syllabus must be requested in writing and, if approved, will be granted in writing. The instructor, not the students, determines class policy or policies in any instance in which the syllabus does not seem to be clear.

XVI. COURSE OUTLINE:

I. Comparative Police Systems

A. Comparative methods
B. Legal systems

II. England

    A. General characteristics
    B. Government
    C. Law
    D. Police
        1. Organization
        2. Training
        3. Status
        4. Police and the public
        5. Police professionalism
    E.   Key Names and Terms