AJ 750 Ethics-
Syllabus
Social & Behavioral Science Division
Course Syllabus
COURSE TITLE
COURSE NAME
COURSE DESCRIPTION
INSTRUCTOR, CONTACT INFORMATION & OFFICE HOURS
If my office hours do not match your schedule, please contact me to arrange an appointment that is agreeable with both of us.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After taking this course,
Students will be able to;
TEXTBOOK INFORMATION:
This text can be purchased in the LAHC Bookstore.
Regular attendance and classroom participation are essential for a passing grade in this course.
HOMEWORK
EXAMINATIONS:
Unless otherwise noted, the final (Exam #3) will be given according to the “Schedule of “Final Examinations” found on the last page of the “Schedule of Classes”.
TERM PAPER
GRADING SCALE:
90% - 100% ………. A: Excellent
80% - 89% ……….... B: Fair
70% - 79% ………... C: Satisfactory
60% - 69% ……….... D: Poor
0% - 59% …….……..F: Fail
CLASSROOM CONDUCT:
Please treat your fellow students with the same respect you wish to be shown.
DISTRICT ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY
PLAGIARISM
SMOKING:
Classrooms are non-smoking and this is a non-smoking campus.
(Once you are registered, you will be required to complete all of the listed assignments, excluding the tests. Fail to register in this website, fail to pass this course.)
DRUG-FREE CAMPUS:
Just say no and focus on your success
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT
Characteristics of a Good College Student
In accordance with Section 22 of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, Los Angeles Harbor College strives to maintain a drug and alcohol free campus for its students and employees.
Classroom Conduct-
1. Characteristics of a Good College Student/Grading Matrix/
2. Attend every class session
3. Complete all assignments- with no grammatical errors
4. Excellent communication skills when asking questions, responding to questions and engaging in class discussions.
5. Participate in all group discussions by being the leader of the discussion, or the leader of the group presentation
6. Display all components of good characteristics of a good student- by showing up to class on-time, staying until it’s conclusion, respecting other students, staff, instructors, not interrupting other students with your; cell phone calls, computer work at your desk or other kinds of busy work at your desk, such as drawing and doodling, or while engaged in other activities inconsistent with a learning environment. Such as; trying to make jokes of other students’ comments, or making statements inconsistent with a learning environment.
7. You must understand the educational environment you are currently in.
Failing to adhere to these rules, will
significantly reduce your grade.
Please don’t test me on these issues, however I’m sure someone will. I get an average of 3 students per class every semester. Try to stay out of that average.
Social & Behavioral Science Division
Course Syllabus
COURSE TITLE
- Administration of Justice 750
COURSE NAME
- Ethics and the Criminal Justice System- Any section
COURSE DESCRIPTION
- This course explores ethical dilemmas, value definitions, and their application to decision making, by police, court, probation, parole, corrections and private security personnel. Remediation strategies relating to unethical behavior by individuals and groups will also be addressed in this course.
INSTRUCTOR, CONTACT INFORMATION & OFFICE HOURS
If my office hours do not match your schedule, please contact me to arrange an appointment that is agreeable with both of us.
- Mr. M. Reid
- (310) 233-4068 Office
- (310) 233-4698 extension 4702. Voicemail
- Office hours: Monday to Thursday 12:30 pm -1:00pm
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After taking this course,
Students will be able to;
- Compare and contrast the major approaches to ethical decision making.
- Identify and discuss the concepts of ethics and morals and their application to ethical decision making.
- Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas faced by peace officers in the course of their duty.
- Assess factors which make police work a “morally dangerous” profession.
- Assess ethical issues faced by police agencies in today’s society.
- Explore and evaluate modern institutional correctional strategies from an ethical perspective.
- Recognize and discuss the ethical issues faced by practitioners in an adversarial justice system.
- Discuss the future of the criminal justice system. What unique ethical issues may develop in the future? Identify how the criminal justice system may be evaluated in the future.
- Relate and evaluate ethical concerns surrounding criminal justice research.
TEXTBOOK INFORMATION:
This text can be purchased in the LAHC Bookstore.
- Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice Crime and Justice, Cengade, Eighth Edition Joycelyn M. Pollock, 11th ed.
Regular attendance and classroom participation are essential for a passing grade in this course.
- Students who have pre-registered for this class and who fail to attend the first two scheduled classes or contact the instructor during the first week of the semester forfeit their right to a place in the class. The student is expected to attend every meeting of all classes for which he or she is registered.
- A student absent from classes for emergency reasons must inform me of the reason for the absence. I understand that mitigating circumstances do arise and may be considered. Whenever absences “in hours” exceed the number of hours the class meets per week, the student may be excluded from class. It is the student’s responsibility to drop from class.
HOMEWORK
- Approximately 3-4 hours of homework, weekly. Homework may include but not limited to; reading of Handouts, Internet Computer searches www.professormikereid.com, attending a City, County, LAHC Baxters, or Law Library.
EXAMINATIONS:
Unless otherwise noted, the final (Exam #3) will be given according to the “Schedule of “Final Examinations” found on the last page of the “Schedule of Classes”.
- Three major exams will be given during the semester. Several chapter tests and quizzes. One of the three exams will be part of the student learning assessments.
- The exams are cumulative in nature and will cover classroom lecture, handout materials, PowerPoint presentations, textbook readings and video.
- No student will be excused from completing a final examination.
- Examinations includes participation of students
TERM PAPER
- A term paper or a research paper is required for his course. Submission details are in Canvas in each course module.
- The course text will be augment with:
- Chapter information that is obtained from most of the instructor’s PowerPoint presentations.
- Videos
- Online course work dealing with the course topic
- Class break out groups.
- Class presentations and responses by student participation.
GRADING SCALE:
90% - 100% ………. A: Excellent
80% - 89% ……….... B: Fair
70% - 79% ………... C: Satisfactory
60% - 69% ……….... D: Poor
0% - 59% …….……..F: Fail
- Grading is based upon
- Attendance,
- Class participation,
- Break out group leadership and interaction,
- Writing assignments and testing.
- Your ability to navigate websites used in this course.
- Evaluation of Characteristics of a Good Student.
- Extra credit is not available to students. Don’t ask!
CLASSROOM CONDUCT:
Please treat your fellow students with the same respect you wish to be shown.
- As approved by the Associated Student Organization and by the Academic Senate, all cell phones and electronic sound-emitting devices shall be turned off at all times during classes. Cell phones and pagers put on vibrate are acceptable, headsets and Recording devises are not permitted.
- State law in California prohibits the use of any electronic listening or recording device in the classroom without prior consent of the teacher and college administration.
- Any student who needs to use electronic aids must secure the consent from me. If I decide and agree to your request, a notice of consent must be forwarded to the Dean of Academic Affairs for approval (To make it clear, I will not agree to any such request under any circumstances).
- It is the policy of the Los Angeles Community College District to provide an educational, employment and business environment free of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment, as defined and otherwise prohibited by state and federal statutes.
DISTRICT ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY
PLAGIARISM
- Definition: Plagiarism is a student's failure to distinguish his or her own words and ideas from those of a source the student has consulted. Ideas derived from another, whether presented as exact words, a paraphrase, a summary or quoted phrase, must always be appropriately referenced to the source, whether the source is printed, electronic, or spoken. Whenever exact words are used, quotation marks or an indented block indicator of a quotation must be used, together with the proper citation in a style required by the professor.
- Usually, three or more words in a row copied from a source without a citation constitutes plagiarism.
SMOKING:
Classrooms are non-smoking and this is a non-smoking campus.
- 9803.28 Academic Dishonesty. Violations of Academic integrity include, but are not limited to the following actions: Cheating on an exam, plagiarism, working together on an assignment paper or project when the instructor has specifically stated students should not do so, submitting the same term paper to one or more than one instructor, or allowing another individual to assume one’s identity for the purpose of enhancing one’s grade.
- Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Any student who uses the published or unpublished writing, ideas, and/or words of another person without crediting the author will receive a FAIL for the assignment. Further disciplinary actions may be taken. If a student copies from another student's paper, this is also plagiarism. In this case, both students will fail the assignment.
- Penalty: The penalty process is; your assignment is decided by the instructor and departmental policies with the following suggested progressive discipline guidelines: warning, rewrite assignment, zero points on assignment, or Administrative discipline.
- Appeals: Appeals should be directed to the Social and Behavioral Sciences Division Chair Brad Young, for further action as required by due process.
(Once you are registered, you will be required to complete all of the listed assignments, excluding the tests. Fail to register in this website, fail to pass this course.)
- Smoking is not permitted in any classroom or other enclosed facility which any student is required to occupy or which is customarily occupied by nonsmoking students.
DRUG-FREE CAMPUS:
Just say no and focus on your success
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT
Characteristics of a Good College Student
In accordance with Section 22 of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, Los Angeles Harbor College strives to maintain a drug and alcohol free campus for its students and employees.
- Students with a verified disability who may need a reasonable accommodation (s) for this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the DSPS Office for Special services as soon as possible. All information will remain confidential. For H
- (Harbor College only: Café 108, 310-233-4629)
Classroom Conduct-
1. Characteristics of a Good College Student/Grading Matrix/
2. Attend every class session
3. Complete all assignments- with no grammatical errors
4. Excellent communication skills when asking questions, responding to questions and engaging in class discussions.
5. Participate in all group discussions by being the leader of the discussion, or the leader of the group presentation
6. Display all components of good characteristics of a good student- by showing up to class on-time, staying until it’s conclusion, respecting other students, staff, instructors, not interrupting other students with your; cell phone calls, computer work at your desk or other kinds of busy work at your desk, such as drawing and doodling, or while engaged in other activities inconsistent with a learning environment. Such as; trying to make jokes of other students’ comments, or making statements inconsistent with a learning environment.
7. You must understand the educational environment you are currently in.
Failing to adhere to these rules, will
significantly reduce your grade.
Please don’t test me on these issues, however I’m sure someone will. I get an average of 3 students per class every semester. Try to stay out of that average.