"Comparative Criminal Justice"

T 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Mouton 110

Spring 2005

Course Outline

                                                                Assigned Chapters

Crime, Law, and the Police
Jan 11 1. Introduction                                         1
Measuring Crime Worldwide                               2

Jan 18 2. Families of Law                                    3
Six Model Nations                                               4

Jan 25 3. Police Functions & Organizations           5
Police and Community                                          5

Feb 1 4. Video: 
EXAM 1

Courts and Corrections
Feb 15 5. Criminal Procedure                                 7
Criminal Procedure                                                 7

Feb 22 6. Legal Actors                                           8
Courts                                                                    9

Mar 1 7. Constitutional Review                               6
Sentencing                                                             10

Mar 8 8. Prisons                                                    11
Video:

Mar 15 9. No Class
Mar 22 10. EXAM 2
Video:

Current Issues
Apr 5 11. Terrorism 
Terrorism                                                                12

Apr 12 12. Organized Crime & Drugs 
Organized Crime & Drugs                                       13

Apr 19 13. Criminal Justice Issues & Reforms
Criminal Justice Issues & Reforms 

Apr 26 14. The Future/ NY Times Discussion          14
EXAM 3

May 3 15. FINAL EXAM 

Due Dates for Assignments:
Mar 8: Annotated Bibliography
Apr 12: New York Times Notebook