Question
The Role of Law in Maintaining Difference (graded)
Identify how the law creates difference, and how can it ameliorate the negative consequences of difference.
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Overlap and Intersect of Difference (graded)
Identify how differences overlap and intersect.
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week 2
Social Class and Criminal Justice (graded)
Examine the link between social class and crime. How could an immigrant’s legal authority to be in this country have an impact on the social class of such people?
Native Americans (graded)
Trace the history of the Native American experience in “America” and the impact of the criminal Justice system.
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week 3
Criminal Justice System-African-Americans (graded)
Discuss the over-representation of African-American people in the criminal justice system.
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Latinos and Asian-Americans (graded)
Trace the migration of Latinos and of Asian-Americans, looking at the growth of each group in the United States, as well as its impact on the criminal justice system.
week 4
Women in the Criminal Justice System (graded)
Discuss the impact of women as offenders, victims, and criminal justice service providers, including how age can have an impact on their experiences.
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Gays & Lesbians – Criminal Justice System (graded)
Explore how gays and lesbians impact the criminal justice system, including how age can have an impact on their experiences.
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Juvenile Offenders and the Disabled (graded)
Identify how changes in society have impacted juveniles and the disabled.
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Religious Difference and Criminal Justice (graded)
Trace the history of religious difference in America.
week 6
Immigration Issues as a Threat to Society (graded)
Identify issues posed by illegal immigration that might be a threat to American society
Injustice: Wrongful Convictions (graded)
Explore racial, ethnic, and gender bias in the courts and the issue of wrongful convictions.
WEEK 7 DISSCN
The Effect of Laws and Training (graded)
Outline the development of laws related to protecting civil rights, and identify how training can make a difference in law enforcement so as to develop effective strategies to improve social justice.
Crime Victims and Justice Workers (graded)
Identify the sources of conflict between victims and justice workers to develop effective strategies to improve social justice.
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Week 2 Writing Assignment
Via the “DropBox,” submit the Week 2 writing Assignment. For this two page assignment, students need to submit an introduction, conclusion, and list of five references. An introduction provides a short overview of the points that the student will make in the paper. A conclusion refers back to the points that the student raised in the paper. References need to come from peer-reviewed sources that is, sources where content has been reviewed by editors knowledgeable in the subject matter to evaluate the validity of the content. In general, a publication with “Journal” in the title would be a likely example of a peer-reviewed source.
See the Course Project tab under Course Home for instructions.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page
Week 5 Writing Assignment
Via the DropBox, submit the Week 5 Writing Assignment by the end of the week. Students need to submit a rough draft of the course project which involves using all prior writing assignment work into a coherent whole. This draft should come as close as possible to meeting the 10-page requirement for the final submission to qualify for the possibility of earning the full points designated for this activity.
See the Course Project tab under Course Home for instructions.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these .next.ecollege.com/default/launch.ed?ssoType=DVUHubSSO2&node=184″>step-by-step instructions or watch this Tutorial
Course Project Overview
Each student will write a nine-to-ten-page, typed, double-spaced paper, with one-inch margins, on a particular criminal justice issue. Once the issue has been selected, students will write a description of the issue, discussing both sides of it, and close by stating their reasoned position on it. The paper must include a bibliography of at least five scholarly (i.e., peer-reviewed*) sources and must be in APA style. Students will submit various sections of the paper, including the final draft, as the course progresses.
Once the issue has been selected, each student will write a description of the issue, discussing both sides of it, and close by stating his or her reasoned opinion on the issue. The paper must include at least five scholarly sources (Wikipedia is not considered a scholarly source) and must be in APA style. Students will submit various sections of the paper, as the course progresses; see “Deliverables,” below.
Format: students need to provide the following:
Introduction of topic; overview of what the paper is about (one page)
Pros and cons on the topic (five to six pages)
Explanation of personal view (one to two pages)
Conclusion (one page)
Bibliography (one to two pages)
* A peer-reviewed source is one that has been checked for its accuracy, by editors who are knowledgeable on the subject. Often, but not necessarily always, such sources have Journal in their titles.
Deliverables
Topic Selection: By the end of Week 1, students need to select a topic from one of those listed below, or to generate a topic involving difference and the criminal justice process; this is the Writing Assignment for Week 1. For this one-page assignment, a student also has to explain what she or he expects to find after having done research and written the paper.
Framing Difference
Should the law provide the sole means of creating and maintaining difference, when it comes to criminal justice?
Why should a “dominant” population have the privilege to “construct crime” for those populations that are not “dominant?”
Why should communication play so critical a role in talking through difference in the criminal justice process?
Categories of Difference
Why should immigration status play so dominant a role in shaping categories of difference in the criminal justice process?
Should age play as significant a role as it does regarding difference in the criminal justice process?
Should gender play so significant a role in accounting for differential treatment through the criminal justice process?
How Does Difference Matter?
Should wrongful and unlawful convictions continue to disproportionately affect some populations?
Can the criminal justice process continue to use difference to account for the unfair treatment of some populations?
Why should difference in terms of the consequences of the criminal justice process fall more heavily on so-called “undocumented” immigrants?
Reframing difference
Will education succeed in minimizing the impact of difference in the criminal justice process?
Can differences in the relationship between a crime victim and a justice worker be adjusted to benefit both types of participants?
Next, by the end of Week 2, students will have to submit an introduction, conclusion, and list of references; this serves as the Week 2 Assignment.
For the Week 3 writing assignment, students will need to submit arguments “for” and “against” the topic at the end of Week 3.
By the end of Week 4, students will need to submit their views on the topic, basing those views on the research that the student engaged in during prior weeks.
The Week 5 writing assignment involves submitting a rough draft, which involves compiling all prior writing assignment work into a coherent whole.
In Week 6, students need to submit the final version of the course project, which incorporates all prior writing assignment work. To increase the chances of earning all the points designated for this activity, the final version has to meet all of the assignment’s requirements, including but not limited to providing a 10-page document, exclusive of title page and bibliography.
See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.
Dropbox
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these.next.ecollege.com/default/launch.ed?ssoType=DVUHubSSO2&node=184″>step-by-step instructions or watch this Tutorial .next.ecollege.com/default/launch.ed?ssoType=DVUHubSSO2&node=232″>Dropbox Tutorial.
Course Project Grading Rubric
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Course Project Rubric
Content 70%
A quality project will have significant scope and depth of research to support any statements. Relevant illustration or examples are encouraged. A quality project will employ sound use of reasoning and logic to present the issues as well as the student’s own position.
Points
%
Depth and scope of research
20
10%
Introduction and presentation of both sides of the issue
60
25%
Illustrations or examples
20
10%
Use of logic, including a well reasoned position on the issue
60
25%
Total
160
70%
Editing 10%
A quality project will be free of any spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Sentences and paragraphs will be clear, concise, and factually correct.
Points Deduction
(per occurrence)
%
Spelling error
-2
–
Punctuation/grammatical error
-1
–
Sentence meaning unclear
-2
–
Misstatement of fact
-5
–
Total (not to exceed)
30
10%
Organization 10%
A quality project will include an introduction based upon a well-formed issue statement, a descriptive discussion that presents both sides of the issue, and a well-reasoned defense of the student’s position.
Points
%
Introduction; statement of the issue and overview of what the paper is about
9
3%
Body text contains both sides of the issue and the student’s argued position
9
3%
Content sub-headings used
6
2%
A summary conclusion
6
2%
Total (not to exceed)
30 points
10%
Documentation 10%
Incorrectly cited or missing
A quality project will include a title page, an abstract, proper citations, and a bibliography.
PointsDeduction
(per occurrence)
%
Title page
– 2
–
Abstract
– 1
–
References in text
– 2
–
Bibliography/Works Cited
– 5
–
Total (not to exceed)
30 points
10%
Category Totals
A quality project will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
Possible Points
%
Content
160
70%
Organization and cohesiveness
30
10%
Editing
30
10%
Documentation and formatting
30
10%
Total
250
100%
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(TCOs 1, 2, and 3) What is stereotyping? How can this be overcome?
Question 2. Question : (TCOs 2 & 4) Identify the concept of characterizing social groups in a particular way, taking into account gender, race and age. Explain the significance of this concept according to issues involving “economic, social, political, cultural, or lifestyle resources.”
Question 3. Question : (TCOs 4 & 5) Identify an example of institutionalized discrimination against Asian Americans, and its impact on individuals who identify as Asian American.
Question 4. Question : (TCOs 6, 7, and 8) What could account for the fact that, often, most of those who engage in anti-gay violence are young white men or adolescents who come from working- or middle-class backgrounds?
(TCOs 1, 2, and 3) For your first job after graduating college, you’ve accepted a job writing a training manual that could be used in any police department in the country. What five points would you make sure to address, just in light of what the text talked about, the importance of intercultural and interpersonal communication?
Question 2. Question : (TCOs 2 & 4) Compare and contrast the treatment of Native Americans during the three periods or “ages” of their relationship with European colonialists and their offspring.
Question 3. Question : (TCOs 4 & 5) How does the belief that Asian-Americans constitute a “model minority” work against their interests?