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online Probation and Parole: Community-Based Correction course at Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: Probation and Parole: Community-Based Correction

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Office Hours: 		CJ528 - Probation and Parole: Community-Based Correction
Criminal Justice/Criminology
Mary Blankenship, M.S.W. E-Mail - Vita
None
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings


Required Text: Online Bookstore

Community-Based Corrections, 4th Edition
ISBN-13: 9780534516734, ISBN: 0534516734
Written by: McCarthy, McCarthy, Jr. and Leone
Publisher: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, Belmont, CA

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course the student will have an understanding of community-based correctional programs, roles within programs, issues surrounding programs and programs for special problem offenders, females and juveniles.

Course Purpose:

This course will have the student look at Community-Based Corrections; become aware of strengths and weakness of each; assess the effectiveness of programs; identify the roles and responsibilities of those who work within the programs.

Method: Probation and Parole: Community-Based Corrections will include:
  1. Reading Assignments
  2. E-mail correspondence (one-on-one) with the instructor during the nine week course.
  3. Chat room discussions are possible if desired and requested.
  4. Interviews within student's community
  5. Two (2) papers
  6. Two (2) exams: Midterm and Final
Grading Scale:

A
B
C
D
F		200-180 points
179-160 points
159-140 points
139-120 points
119 or less points


Grading: Midterm Exam - 30 points
Final Exam - 30 points
Project/Paper I - 100 points
Project/Paper II - 40

Extra Credit - 20 points (Maximum): Extra credit is only available upon request and with permission from the instructor for students with less than a total of 165 points total prior to the final exam. The instructor shall determine the assignment for extra credit on an individual basis and extra credit points shall be allocated according to the assignments.

Exams:

Exams will have approximately 30 questions each. They may be True/False, Multiple Choice or a mixture of both. There are no essay questions. All questions will be from the text reading assignments. You will not be able to pass the exams if you do not read the assignments. The final may/may not include questions from the projects/papers submitted.

Due to security you will need to notify your instructor during "office hours" prior to taking exams so you have access when you are ready to take the test. You are only allowed to take an exam once. There is a "sample exam" you may take to practice marking your answers.

All exams are automatically timed, however I do not time them. So go slowly and read carefully. There are no "trick" questions.

After completing the exam and clicking on the submit or send button both you and the instructor will receive via e-mail a corrected graded copy of the exam. You can not go back to the exam once it is sent.

Reading Assignments:

Week 1: Read Chapters 1-3
Week 2: Read Chapters 4-5
Week 3: Read Chapters 6-7
Week 4: Midterm Exam - Chapters 1-7
Week 5: Read Chapters 8-9
Week 6: Read Chapters 10-12
Week 7: Paper/Project I due
Week 8: Paper/Project II due
Week 9: Final Exam - Chapters 8-12; may include questions from Paper I; Paper II

Written Assignments:

Paper/Project I:

The purpose of this project is to find out about your community-based correction programs, what the purpose is, individual roles in the implementation of the program, who benefits and at what financial cost. You need to look at effectiveness at the program for the perpetrator, victim, and community. After you have gained your information I would like for you to write a informative paper explaining your findings to me. Use quotes from the interviewed people. The paper will also include a summary of the program and your personal opinions from the information you gained through observation, interviews or from what you read in your text. At the end of your paper. . Please include a reference page of who you interviewed, their title or role in the program and the date of the interview.

Project:
  1. Identify and list 2 or more community-based correctional programs in your area.
  2. Choose one program for your topic.
  3. Interview at least 5 people in your community of which 3 must be professionals within the Criminal Justice system (attorney, judge, probation/parole officer, police officer, Prosecutor, Defense attorney, alcohol/drug counselor, social worker, etc.) and the others can be a victim, perpetrator, minister, community person at large.
  4. Find out the following information from the above interviews:
  1. How, when, and why did the program come into existence?
  2. How is the program funded? What is the approximate annual cost? per person?
  3. How does the program operate? Staff required? Special educations? Special equipment?
  4. What is the object/purpose of the program? What type of crime or perpetrator is it designed for? Is the correction program a punishment,deterrent or both?
  5. Has research been done to evaluate the program (if not, why); what was the results? How effective does the interviewee feel the program is?
  6. Was there community resistance to the program? If so, in what area was there resistance? If not, Why? What is the overall feeling in the community regarding the program?
  7. Any other information or interviews you feel is important for the reader to know.
This project/paper is worth 100 points which is one-half your grade. I will grade according to content; amount of requested information (1-4 above) included; grammar, spelling and punctuation; appearance and presentation of the paper. This paper should be 12-14 pages long without your reference page. If there are any questions regarding this assignment be sure to contact your instructor.

Project/Paper II:

You are to take the information gained from this course including information in your text and Project/Paper I and write your own community-based correction program. Follow the information/structure requested (1-4) in Project/Paper I. Try to make it original, authentic and realistic.

This project is worth 40 points. You will be graded on the same items as above. Your reference page at the end should include supporting text, interviews, articles or any thing which you based your ideas or information from within your paper. This paper should be 6-8 pages long without counting the reference page. Have fun with this. If you have questions contact your instructor.