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SYLLABUS - CJ-238W-02 - Winter, 2009 Legal Issues in Corrections __Instructor Information:__ Patricia Loboda Cell Phone: 989 225-1456 Mailbox: Delta Room J-102 Box #62 E-mail: Use the e-mail in Educator or:  patricialoboda@delta.edu Office Hours: Chatroom in Educator:  à   Wednesdays 6:00-8:00 pm & Sundays 7:00-9:00 pm  & **BY APPOINTMENT** Text: //Legal Aspects of Corrections Management//, 2nd Edition ISBN: 0-7637-2545-5 by Clair A. Cripe and Michael G. Pearlman ** WEEKLY SCHEDULE: ** January 12 Introduction to Class Review of Educator and Wikispaces Will be projected from a laptop. Be prepared to take notes. Go over Syllabus (including attendance policy) Look at 5-C in Textbook – //Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States // Videotape (Shown in Class) – // Liability Issues for Corrections – Part 1 // (LE-124) January 19 Subjects : Introduction to Law, Corrections Law, & Criminal Justice System Read: Chapters 1 and 2, 2A, 2B Use: Tasksheet Ch.1 Ch.2 in Educator January 26 Subjects : Prisoner Lawsuits à Habeas, Torts & §1983; and Going to Court Read: Chapters 3, 3A and 4 Use: Tasksheet Ch.3 Ch.4 in Educator Videotape (in Class) – // Order in the Court // (LE-134) February 2 Subject : Prisoner’s Constitutional Rights Read: Chapter 5, 5A, 5B Use:  Tasksheet Ch.5 in Educator February 9 Subject : Access to the Courts Read: Chapter 6 Use: Tasksheet Ch.6 in Educator February 16 Subjects : First Amendment: Inmate Mail; Inmate Association Rights & Visiting Read: Chapters 7 and 8 Use: Tasksheet Ch.7 Ch.8 in Educator February 23 Finish anything undone from last week AND Subject : First Amendment: Religion Read: Chapter 9 Use: Tasksheet Ch.9 in Educator March 2 Subject : Fourth Amendment: Search & Seizure; Privacy Read: Chapter 10 Use: Tasksheet Ch.10 in Educator March 9 SPRING BREAK (March 9 – 14)
 * Read “Announcements” in Educator regularly – all links are provided in Educator for the course. **

March 16 Subjects : Fifth & Fourteenth Amendments: Due Process – Inmate Discipline; Classification, Transfers, Personal Injuries, and Property Loss Read: Chapters 11, 11A, 11B and 12 Use: Tasksheet Ch.11 Ch.12 in Educator March 23 Finish anything undone from last week AND Subject : Fourteenth Amendment – Equal Protection Read: Chapter 13 Use: Tasksheet Ch.13 in Educator March 30 Subjects : Eighth Amendment: Death Penalty, Other Sentencing Issues; Cruel & Unusual Punishment Read: Chapters 14 and 15 Use: Tasksheet Ch.14 Ch.15 in Educator April 6 Finish anything undone from last week AND Subject : Eighth Amendment: Health Care Read: Chapter 16 Use: Tasksheet Ch.16 in Educator April 13 Subject : Probation & Parole – Legal Issues Read: Chapter 17 Use: Tasksheet Ch.17 in Educator April 20 Subject : Jails – Legal Issues of Pretrial Detainees Read: Chapter 20 Use: Tasksheet Ch.20 in Educator April 21 Subject : Juveniles and the Justice System Read : //Innovative Approach to Juvenile Corrections Staffing,// __ Corrections Today __, Aug. 2004, 100-103; Link provided in Educator Read: Chapter 21 Use: Tasksheet Ch.21 in Educator ** COURSE REQUIREMENTS: ** __ Attendance __  150 points (10 points each for 15 classes) You earn each night’s 10 attendance points by turning in your “filled-out” class observation writing exercise at the end of each class session. If you leave class early, you will earn only partial points. In order to earn these partial points, you must turn in your “filled-out” class observation writing exercise when you leave. You may want to jot ideas on your attendance sheet during class. A class observation writing exercise sheet is provided in Educator. Print out one for each class session. There is a 20 point bonus for students who do not miss a class session. Perfect Attendance also qualifies a student for an adjustment of the final grade (this will be explained in class). ATTENDANCE POINTS CAN BE LOST FOR DISRUPTING CLASS. **This includes excessive talking & too much whispering.** Written Assignments: 1000 points total: 35 Hypothetical Situation Questions total à  worth 25 points each for a total of 875 points. These Written Assignments are found in Educator – under  ASSIGNMENTS, and each chapter's questions are included in the weekly packets in Educator. See the scoring rubric for each question in Educator. The 35 Hypothetical Situation Questions will cover material in Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21.

Written Assignments: 125 points total 5 Worksheets à worth 25 points each These Written Assignments are found in Educator – under  ASSIGNMENTS, and each chapter's questions are included in the weekly packets in Educator. See the scoring rubric for each question in Educator. These 5 Worksheets will cover material in Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 **  SEE the scoring rubric for each question  à  in   Educator. Hypothetical Situation ** WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ** must be your own work. If your answers to any essay question matches any other student’s answers, BOTH students will receive ZERO (0) credit for that assignment.
 * WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS are graded on:
 * citing & discussing the proper cases applying to each question
 * analyzing the legal problem
 * applying the facts from the cases to those in the hypotheticals (essay questions)
 * the contents of your answer
 * the amount of effort you have put into your answer
 * whether your answer is completed on time
 * using complete sentences
 * using proper grammar
 * using proper punctuation
 * using correct spelling
 * using proper capitalization

Here is the format for the Written Assignments - Hypothetical Situations for Chapters 6 -17, 20 & 21: Here is the structure for the written assignments for the hypothetical situation questions: 1st paragraph – tell me about the facts of the hypothetical This prepares the reader for what comes next. 2nd paragraph – discuss the facts and law from your first case (legal authority) 3rd paragraph – discuss the facts and law from your second case (legal authority) 4th paragraph – discuss the facts and law from your third case (legal authority) Final (5th) paragraph – your conclusions and answers to the questions asked in the hypothetical situation. You need to refer to the cases that help you draw these conclusions.

__Chapter Quizzes:__ 38 0 points - Multiple Choice & Fill-in-the-Blank Each chapter studied in class will have a separate Quiz à found in Educator. Each Chapter Quiz is found in Educator à  under  ASSESSMENTS - QUIZZES. Each Chapter Quiz is worth 20 points and tests your comprehension of the material in each chapter. Take this quiz after reading the chapter and watching the Audio/Visuals for each section of that chapter. The due date for each quiz is always on Saturday (after the class session covering that chapter) by 11:59 p.m.

Total Points for the Semester: 15 50 points ** OBJECTIVES FOR COURSE: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles, laws, and processes related to the American judicial system. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of court processes as they relate to criminal cases. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of Local, State and Federal Court Systems. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal rights of correctional inmates. **
 * Your total points in the class can be checked in Educator at any time.

GRADING SCALE: 15 __50 total points__ A- 90%-93% of 1550 points = 1395 – 1456 B+ 87%-89% of 1550 points = 1349 – 1394 B 83%-86% of 1550 points = 1287 - 1348 B- 80%-82% of 1550 points = 1240- 1286 C+ 77%-79% of 1550 points = 1194 – 1239 **
 * A 94%-100% of 1550 points = 1457 – 1550

C 73% – 76% of 1550 points = 1132 - 1193 -CUTOFF for the Corrections certificate
** C- 60%-69% of 1550 points = 93 0 – 1131 **

Failing < 60% of 1550 points = 915 and below
TEACHER-INITIATED DROPS ** After a student has missed 3 classes in a row, without contacting instructor, he/she will be automatically dropped from the class by a teacher-initiated drop. I will try to contact you first through your Educator e-mail. If you do not reply before the next class, the teacher-initiated drop will be submitted. **

DELTA’S POLICY OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY ** //Faculty may use their discretion and judgment in any suspected violation of this policy, including limiting action to a warning. If the faculty member determines that this policy has been violated, then the process outlined below will be followed.//

· // If the faculty member decides that violation of this policy will not affect the student’s assignment or course grade, the faculty member will explain the violation to the student and warn the student of future consequences for similar behavior. // · // If a faculty member decides that a violation of this policy will affect the student’s grade in the course, then the faculty member will explain the decision in writing to the student within a reasonable time frame. The faculty member will then send copies of the written explanation to the appropriate Division Chair, Academic Dean, and the Chief Academic Officer of the College. // // Both the Division Office and Academic Office will maintain permanent records of these violations. // // When a violation is reported to the Academic Office, the Chief Academic Officer of the College will determine appropriate consequences beyond the course grade for the student, including particularly in the case of a repeated violation of this policy, possible dismissal from the College. // The entire Senate policy 4.060 __Integrity of Academic Work__ can be viewed at []