Department of Sociology, Social Work
& Criminal Justice

Schedule - CRJ 370 Ethics in the Criminal Justice System

Instructor: Dr. Fran FullerCRJ 370 Home Page

 Date 
 Topic 
 Reading 
 Assignments 
Day 1 Why be good? (Pollard, pp. 191-195), including Sit#1 Free Meal, Sit#2 Man Down, and Sit#3 The Rat (pp. 194-195), due day 2. Jan 10
 
Day 2 Ethical Individuals (Pollard, pp. 1-7) and (Pollard, pp. 377-384). Jan 12, Sit#1,#2,#3.
 
Day 3 Definitions (Pollard, pp. 384-390), (Pollard, pp. 7-13), including Sit#41 Sexual Harassment in the CJ Workplace, Sit#42 Peer Responsibility in CJ (p. 389) and Sit#43 Torture? (p.390) due Day 39, as well as Sit#4 Classroom Cheating, and Sit#5 Jury on Mercy Killing (p. 24), due Day 4. Jan 14
 
Day 4 Ethical Leadership (Pollard, pp. 14-25) and (Pollard, pp. 374-376), including Sit#9 Patty Hurst (p. 24), due Day 7. Jan 19, Sit#4,#5.
 
Day 5 Moral Behavior (Pollard, pp. 26-44). Jan 21
 
Day 6 Situational Ethics (Pollard, pp. 44-51), including Sit#6 Co-worker Thief, Sit#7 Life Boat (p. 50) and Sit#8 MJ Arrest (p. 51), due Day 6. Jan 24, Sit#6,#7,#8.
 
Day 7 Theories of Moral Development, Biological (Pollard, pp. 52-64). Jan 26, Sit#9.
 
Day 8 Explanations for Ethics, Behavior & Criminality (Pollard, pp. 64-76), including Sit#10 Drunk Officer, Sit#11 Police Records, and Sit#12 Buying Class Paper (p. 76). Jan 28, Sit#10,#11,#12.
 
Day 9 Distributive Justice (Pollard, pp. 77-87). Jan 31
 
Day 10 Corrective Justice (Pollard, pp. 87-97), Sit#13 Structured Sentencing No. 1, Sit#14 Disappearing Terrorist? (p. 103), and Sit #15 Mismanaged Murder Trial Jury (p. 104), due Day 11. Feb 2
 
Day 11 Law & Social Control (Pollard, pp. 97-111). Feb 4, Sit#13,#14,#15.
 
Day 12 Moral Guilt (Pollard, pp. 111-116). Feb 7
 
Day 13 Victim's Rights (Pollard, pp. 117-122), Sit#16 Helmet Law, Sit#17 Enforcing Law You Don't Believe In, and Sit#18 Mythical DA (p. 131), due day 14. Feb 9
 
Day 14 Immoral Laws (Pollard, pp. pp. 123-131). Feb 11, Sit#15,#17,#18.
 
Day 15 Ethics of Social Control (Pollard, pp. 132-150). Feb 14
 
Day 16 Discretion & Duty (Pollard, pp. 150-165), including Sit#19 Courtesy to City Mothers, Sit#20 Criminal Victim, and Sit#21 Racial Brutality, (p. 164). Feb 16, Sit#19,#20,#21.
 
Day 17 Corruption (Pollard, pp. 166-174). Feb 18
 
Day 18 Graft, Sexual Harassment, Assault (Pollard, pp. 174-180). Feb 21
 
Day 19 Police Use of Force (Pollard, pp. 180-186). Feb 23
 
Day 20 Whistle Blowing (Pollard, pp. 186-191). Feb 25
 
Day 21 Noble Cause Corruption (Pollard, pp. 196-215). Feb 28
 
Day 22 Ethical Leadership & Change (Pollard, pp. 215-228), including Sit#22 You Answered the Questions, Truth on the Witness Stand (p. 227)and Sit#24 Federal Agent and Drug Ring (p. 228). Mar 2, Sit#22,#23,#24.
 
Day 23 Mid-Term Exam {Remember Spring Break, Week of Mar 7-11} Mar 4
 
Day 24 "First, let's kill all the lawyers..." (Pollard, pp. 229-236). Mar 14
 
Day 25 Legal Professionals (Pollard, pp. 236-243). Mar 16
 
Day 26 Defense Attorneys (Pollard, pp. 243-258), including Sit#25 Sy Kopath, Sit#26 "It's a Gun!" and Sit#27 He's a Laywer (p. 258). Mar 18, Sit#25,#26,#27.
 
Day 27 Prosecutors. (Pollard, pp. 259-276) Mar 21
 
Day 28 Judges (Pollard, pp. 276-286), including Sit#28 Junior High Deal, Sit#29 Structured Sentencing No. 2, Sit#30 Elevator Evidence (p. 285), and Sit#31 Prosecutor for Mercy Killing (p. 286). Mar 23, Sit#28, Sit#29, Sit#30, Sit#31.
 
Day 29 Retribution & Prevention (Pollard, pp. 287-300). Mar 25
 
Day 30 Ethical Frameworks for Corrections (Pollard, pp. 300-303). Mar 30
 
Day 31 Punishment (Pollard, p. 303-314), including Sit#32 Voter on Sentencing, Sit#33 Voter on Decriminalization (p. 313) and Sit#34 Victim Witnesses for Execution (p. 314). Apr 1, Sit#32,#33,#34.
 
Day 32 Correctional Officers (Pollard, pp. 315-326). Apr 4
 
Day 33 Corrections Use of Force (Pollard, pp. 326-336). Apr 6
 
Day 34 Corrections Treatment & Management (Pollard, pp. 336-347), including Sit#35 Inmate Mail, Sit#36 Prison Graft, and Sit#37 Counseling Confessions (p. 346). Apr 8, Sit#35,#36,#37.
 
Day 35 Community Corrections (Pollard, pp. 348-351). Apr 11
 
Day 36 Supervision, Corruption, Parole (Pollard, pp. 356-367), including Sit#38 PO for Sex Offender, Sit#39 PO for DWI (p. 366), and Sit#40 PO for Single Mom (p. 367). Apr 13, Sit#38,#39,#40.
 
Day 37 Three-quarter Term Exam   Apr 14
 
Day 38 Policy Making in CJ (Pollard, pp. 368-374). Apr 18
 
Day 39 Ethical Leadership, Re-visited (Pollard, pp. 374-377)and Sit#41 Sexual Harassment in the CJ Workplace, Sit#42 Peer Responsibility in CJ (p. 389) and Sit#43 Torture? (p.390). Apr 20, Sit#41,#42,#43.
 
Day 40 Decision Review Day   Apr 22
 
Day 41 Decision Review Day   Apr 25
 
Day 42 Decision Review Day   Apr 27
 
Day 43 Decision Review Day   Apr 29
 
Day 44 Final Exam Monday, 8-10:30am, May 2, 2005  
 

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