Crim Just Mgmt & Admin Online course

Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Criminal Justice, Political Science and International Studies CRIM 3302 - Criminal Justice Management and Administration

Instructor:

Joseph Cook

Objective:

To provide the student with a rigorous overview and comprehensive understanding of the multi-dimensional aspects involved in the effective and efficient supervision, management, and administration of criminal justice personnel and agencies. We will examine the role that the police/law enforcement, courts, and corrections play within the U.S. Criminal Justice System, paying close attention to the theoretical and pragmatic issues, organizational and motivational theories, leadership and resource management.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to intelligently and articulately:

Define and explain the function of an organization.

Define, explain, and differentiate management, leadership, and administration.

Explain the purposes of an organizational chart.

Describe what a paradigm is and what is meant by a "paradigm shift".

Explain "POSDCORB".

Explain span of control, unity of command, and chain of command.

Explain the purposes and significance of a mission statement and identify what importance vision, values, goals, and objectives has with respect to the mission statement and the organization.

Differentiate between line, staff, and functional authority.

Identify the bases of power and strategies for gaining power.

Identify the importance of delegation and describe the differences between effective delegation and poor delegation.

Identify and describe the various leadership (empowerment) styles  

Explain the different directions communications can take and the proper use of each.

Explain the communication process and be able to identify potential communication barriers and methods to overcome them.

List and explain the different types of orders.

Identify the importance "thinking outside the box".

List and describe the various models of problem solving.

Describe the 5 ways of impacting problems.

Identify the significance of time management for a supervisor.

Describe the purposes and types of budgets and potential budget pitfalls.

Explain what constitutes an effective grant proposal and the parts of a successful grant application.

Describe sexual harassment and ways of preventing it.

Explain the "Americans with Disabilities Act" and the responsibility of  employers under the act.

Explain vicarious liability and what impact it has on managers.

Explain the significance of a job description and what constitutes a good one.

Describe the primary purpose of a labor union.

List and describe the 3 learning styles.

Describe what constitutes good training.

Explain the importance of ethics in the organization.

Explain workplace culture and what significance it has on effective supervision

Describe the significance that first line supervisors have with respect to   motivation, morale, culture, and corruption.

Identify organizational morale problems and offer suggestions on how to increase employee morale.

Identify common behavior problems and how to correct them.

Explain how to maintain discipline in an organization.

List and explain the purposes of progressive discipline.

Identify potential organizational stressors and offer suggestions on how to reduce stress

On-Line Learning:

Taking an online class has many advantages, including increased flexibility in completing homework assignments, the ability to communicate with your classmates and your instructor from the convenience of your own home or workplace, and enhanced access to written materials, including discipline specific internet resources.  However, an online class is not for everyone. If you need the discipline of meeting on campus several times a week and you enjoy the in-person interaction between other students and your instructor, you are more likely to succeed in a regular class. The following are characteristics of students who should do well in an online class.

A successful online learner:

· Is self-motivated (does not need a lot of direction or motivation from a teacher)

· Is self-disciplined (can budget time wisely and does not procrastinate)

· Enjoys the challenge of learning on her/his own (likes to read and learn)

· Takes charge of her/his own learning (willing to ask questions & ask for help) 

· Communicates well in writing

· May need a flexible schedule but understands that flexibility does NOT mean the course will be easy.

Text:

Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement, 7th Edition.

Authors: Karen M. Hess, Christine Hess Orthmann & Shaun LaDue    2015

Publisher:  Cengage Learning  ISBN-13:  978 - 1 - 285 - 44792 - 6

We will be expanding the theories offered in the text to include all aspects of criminal justice, not just law enforcement.

Contact:

I can be reached at FDU e-mail at [email protected]. 

Library link:

FDU On-Line Library

UTAC:

University Technical Assistance Center 973-443-UTAC

E-Mail:

You will need to check your FDU e-mail account frequently.  It is important to keep your e-mail account cleaned up so messages do not get rejected.  Generally, I usually respond to student e-mails within 48 hours after receiving them.  When contacting me, please use your FDU e-mail account.  When sending me an e-mail, please include your first and last name.

Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Usage:

Please read the University's "Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Usage". http://isweb.fdu.edu/policies/accept_policy.html

Educational Technology Policies:

Please read the University's "Educational Technology Policies". http://view.fdu.edu/?id=1515

Learning Needs and Assistance:

Any student with documented medical, psychological or learning disabilities, who feels he/she may need in-class academic adjustments, reasonable modifications, and/or auxiliary aids and services while taking this course, should first contact Disability Support Services (DSS) to discuss his/her specific needs.  For the Florham Campus, including the School of Pharmacy and study abroad programs, please contact the Director of Disability Support Services at 973-443-8079.  For the Metropolitan Campus, including online and off-campus programs, please contact the Deputy Campus Executive at 201-692-2477.  Once the academic adjustments, modifications, or auxiliary aids and services are approved by DSS, then you should make an appointment to see your professor(s).

FDU's Academic Integrity Policy and Expectations

Students enrolled at Fairleigh Dickinson University are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. Students have the responsibility to make known the existence of academic dishonesty to their course instructor, and then, if necessary, to their school director or department chair, as well as the academic dean of their college. Course instructors have the added responsibility to state in advance, in their syllabi, any special policies and procedures concerning examinations and other academic exercises specific to their course. Students should request this information if it is not provided by their course instructor.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:

1. Cheating – Giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in any academic exercise or examination. Using or attempting to use any unauthorized materials, information or study aids in an examination or academic exercise.

2. Plagiarism – Representing the ideas or language of others as one’s own. A more complete description is available in the link at the bottom of this policy on the FDU website.

3. Falsification – Falsifying or inventing any information, data or citation in an academic exercise.

4. Multiple Submission – Submitting substantial portions of any academic exercise more than once for credit without prior authorization and approval of the current instructor.

5. Complicity – Facilitating any of the above actions or performing work that another student then presents as his or her assignment(s).

6. Interference – Interfering with the ability of a student to perform his or her assignment(s).

FDU’s Academic Integrity Policy can be found on page 39 of the 2016–2018 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin or at: http://www.fdu.edu/academicintegrity

It is the student’s responsibility to keep current regarding this policy .

FYI:

Unless otherwise noted, all assignments must be received by me or posted by you by 6 p.m. the day they are due (usually Sunday).  The penalty for late assignments is quite severe.  You'll need to stay on top of your work, assignments, and due dates.  You can (and are encouraged) to submit completed assignments as soon as they're done (no need to wait till Sunday). 

Though I receive no residuals from the company, I use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.  If you use some other word processing program to do your assignments, make sure it's convertible to Word.  If I can't read it because it's in some other format, I can't grade it. 

Each week, there will be a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that covers a new section.  Homework and reading assignments are scattered throughout the presentation.

There is no excuse that your "computer crashed".  Understand that there are only two kinds of computers in the world:  those that have crashed and those that haven't crashed yet.  Be prepared and make arrangements NOW to have access to a spare computer (friend, neighbor, lap-top, FDU computer lab, etc.) should you need one.  In the unlikely event of an FDU server crash, no penalties will result from late work (unless you were responsible or partly responsible for the crash)

Speaking of crashes...make sure your anti-virus software is up to date and running.  Dorm network access will be lost if a virus is detected on a student computer!!!  Assignments submitted electronically must be virus free.  I will not attempt to repair, fix or open any message that my virus protection program has flagged.

While you're looking at information over the WWW, please remember that the University and I cannot be responsible for the content of Internet.   Though every effort is made to insure that this course only utilizes useful and appropriate material, sometimes links and information change.  If you come across a dead link or read something that you feel is objectionable or improper, please e-mail me right away and I'll review it.  

Speaking of Internet content, remember that the Internet is protected by the First Amendment's rights of free speech.  Verify your source!  If you're on the F.B.I.  website, you can be fairly certain of the accuracy of what you're reading, however, if you're on "Dave's Totally Awesome Criminal Justice Home Page", you might want to verify the information that you're reading. 

Speaking of computer crashes, when working on an assignment, remember these four words, "Backup early - Backup often".  There's nothing like a good backup of your work.

Know who the intended recipient (s) is (are) when sending e-mail.  Once you click "send" it's too late to change it and you can't get it back.

We'll be using the Discussion Board quite extensively.  Remember, any item posted to the board is available for the entire class to read and respond to.  Once posted, the author cannot edit or remove the message.  Once you click "send" it's too late to change it and you can't get it back (sound familiar?)  Anonymous posts are not allowed. 

Homework:

In addition to any homework assignment given, students must read all of the internet readings that are included with the weekly lesson. 

Testing:

The exams will essay be time limited, web based exams. Each exam will be generated from a pool of test questions and no two exams will be alike. This must be done to insure the academic integrity of the exams. Examinations will consist of a series of multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for a total of 100 points.

Requirements:

Two exams A current event article every month with a 500 word “reaction” paper for each. Discussion board responses to posted questions. Class participation

Grading:

Grades are designed to measure and reflect a student’s effort, understanding, knowledge, and comprehension of the course material. The following areas will be measured when calculating a student’s grade: Exams  40% Discussion board responses  25%                                      Class participation  25%                                      Current events  10%

Final grades are based on the following rubric:

            Grades will be posted to the Grade Center a minimum of every other week.

Midterm grades will be posted to Webadvisor.

Expectations:

Reading Assignments : Your responsibility as a student is to complete the assigned readings.  Students (and instructors) that are prepared best facilitate intelligent discourse! I realize that there is a considerable amount of reading, but the knowledge and understanding received will exceed the costs (not to mention a better grade).

Class Participation:

In order to earn full credit for this course, you must substantively participate in the discussions on the discussion board at least 3 times each week, in addition to responding to any assigned questions. (That's 3 posts above and beyond answering the weekly assigned questions) Participation and responding to assigned questions counts for 50% of your final grade. You are not automatically given points each week for participation by occasionally replying to posts to the discussion board.  A simple sentence such as "I agree, John...it should never be like that..." does not count toward participation To receive a 100% participation grade, you must meet the following expectations:

I value your real world experiences and suggest that you relate them as much as possible where appropriate. One of our goals is to learn from one another; therefore, relating our real world experiences will be extremely beneficial to carrying on a substantive discussion. One issue usually leads to or is related to another issue. As long as the issue remains related to the original discussion, this can be an enriching and valuable method of learning.

We are all aware that while speaking on the phone, we are communicating with a voice. “Voice” in the context of the Discussion Board/Participation Posts is known as “tone”. A voice on the phone can be easily misinterpreted by inflections picked up by the listener. In the "virtual" environment, we must be cognizant of tone in our communications with one another.  Our method of communication is more difficult because we don’t have the benefit of sound and sight to use in interpreting the communicator’s mood. Please carefully reread your messages before posting. Once you click “send”, it’s too late to get it back. Be positive in your comments and opinions.  Posts that are derogatory, demeaning, or disrespectful in nature will be considered inappropriate and will be removed with the author receiving a warning. 

Assignments:

All assignments must be turned in on time.

Discussion board (question response) posts that are late will receive a maximum of 50% credit if they are posted within a week of the due date and receive no credit for anything later than 1 week. Participation posts that are late will receive a maximum of 50% credit if they are posted within a week of the due date and receive no credit for anything later than 1 week.

Current Event Article:

March 1, April 1, and May 1, current events are due.  Students are to locate a current event article on the Internet involving any management topic and write a minimum of 500 words on your reaction to the article.  Please do not summarize the article.  I'm looking for your reaction (was the manager correct, should the employee be given a harsher punishment, etc).  Please make sure you attach the article or a link to the article.