Department of Sociology, Social Work
& Criminal Justice
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| Instructor: Dr. Fran Fuller | CRJ 370 Home Page |
| 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 | |