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online Mentally Ill and Police course

COURSE SYLLABUS: The Mentally Ill and Police


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Prerequisites: 		PY517 - The Mentally Ill and Police
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Jay Strike Carlin, PsyD, JD - Contact - Vita
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Course Objective:

This course examines and explores some of the issues and difficulties that occur when mentally disordered offenders interact with the criminal justice system.

Required Text: Online Bookstore

"Care or Custody? Mentally Disordered Offenders in the Criminal Justice System” - Judith Laing, Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, NY, 1999
ISBN #: 0198268181

Course Requirements:

There will be two exams given in this course, one a Midterm exam and the other a Final Exam. Each exam will be essay and will focus on the material outlined in the textbook. The exams are expected to be completed no later than the last day of the week on week five and week 9 respectively.
There will also be written assignments required for this class and each of these written assignments are developed from material in the textbook. It is hoped by completing these written assignments, that the student will be provided additional insights into the course materials and will provide excellent study tools for both the Midterm and Final Examinations. Each written assignment should adequately demonstrate that the student has a solid understanding of the materials presented in the text. The written assignments are due at the end of the week in which they are assigned and should be emailed to the instructor for review and grading.


Course Schedule:

Week One -
Chapter One - The Basic Principles (Pages 3-25 only).

Written Assignment #1 - Covering Chapter 1 (Pages 3-25 only).
Week Two -
Chapter One - The Basic Principles (Pages 26-55).

Written Assignment #2 - Covering Chapter 1, (Pages 26-55 only).
Week Three -
Chapter Two - The Historical Context (Entire Chapter).

Written Assignment #3 - Covering Chapter 2
Week Four -
Chapter Three - Diversion under the Mental Health Act 1983 and Related Provisions

No Written Assignment - Prepare for Midterm Examination
Week Five -
MidTerm Exam
Week Six -
Chapter Four - The Development of Diversion Policy for Mentally Disorederd Offenders

Written Assignment #4 - Covering Chapter 4
Week Seven -
Chapter Five - Diversion in West Yorkshire: A Process Study

Written Assignment #5 - Covering Chapter 5
Week Eight -
Chapter Six - Diversion in West Yorkshire: An Impact Study
Chapter Seven - Conclusion

No written assignment - Prepare for Final Exam
Week Nine -
Final Examination


Written Assignments:

Written Assignment #1 - Chapters 1 (Pages 3 -25)
- What is a psychopathic disorder and why do some critics label it as an unhelpful definition?
Written Assignment #2 - Chapters 1 (Pages 26-55)
- What is the Treatment approach? List some advantages to this approach.
Written Assignment # 3 - Chapter 2
- As described in your text, Kathleen Jones listed three therapeutic revolutions that took place in the 1950’s. Please list and breifly describe each one.
Written Assignment #4 - Chapter 4
- What is the Police Station Assessment Model?
Written Assignment # 5 - Chapter 5
- Please briefly describe the Diversion of Custody Scheme outlined in your text under Section 5.8.3.2. (PG 228-229).

Grading Procedure:
MidTerm Exam - 40%

Final Exam - 40%

Written Assignments - 20%


90-100%
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70-80%
60-70%
Below 60%
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