Applied Criminal Justice Ethics

W E L C O M E !!!

Instructor John Hynes

Email: jhynes@kaplan.edu

Office: www.aim.com AIM sign-in: profjhynes

The Syllabus

Read it; it is not a boilerplate syllabus

The Syllabus and the Course Expectation Announcement should be read together.

Follow directions for assignments

You may do MORE than required!

Announcements on Course Home Page

Refer often for new announcements Contains important information—see Course

Expectations Announcement & Important Deadlines and Due Dates—contains assignment due dates

Requirements and tips and clues for major assignments such as:

– Critical Analysis Essay– Unit 4 essay– Interview Analysis– Final essay

Doc Sharing—Important Documents

Contains PowerPoint presentation on APA format

Plagiarism Fact Sheet

Contains Course Syllabus

Course Expectation Announcement

Discussion Board Rubric & Grading Rubric\Papers

Other Tutorials

Course expectations

Read and follow requirements for assignments in the Syllabus, Course Expectation Announcement, in the Unit Tabs and in Doc Sharing

Keep current with your reading and written assignments

Submit assignments on time Use college-level writing – format, content, spelling

and grammar – Use the Writing Center Be familiar with the late assignment policy contained

in the Syllabus

Late assignments

Not accepted Contact me in writing before the assignment due

date if you encounter a problem We will discuss options and extensions DO NOT submit late assignments without written

permission for an extension

Seminar Etiquette

Actively participate Don’t chat among yourselves If you have a question, type ?—if I do not

respond immediately, keep trying “Break” or stop Past seminars archived

Alternate Seminar Essay

If you cannot attend the seminar, you may still receive credit if you submit the alternate seminar essay prior to the end of the unit week

Click on Unit, then Seminar for seminar QQ Essay must be a minimum 300-500 word in

length Download to Doc Sharing & mark Instructor

Only

Discussion Boards

Two DB Questions per Unit Review DB Rubric. Must post response to main

question and fellow students’ posts. Responses must be substantive. Post across three days.

Good Rule of Thumb: 3 post per QQ/main topic + 2 Proper netiquette required APA required Purpose of the boards

– To test your knowledge – To stimulate discussion– To learn from each other

Writing Assignments

College-level writing required. Points deducted for errors in spelling, grammar, etc.

You MUST use proper APA format for every assignment. See the tutorial on APA contained in Doc Sharing or links to APA

Do not plagiarize – zero tolerance policy. Know the Kaplan Plagiarism Policy

Help is available at the Writing Center

Critical Analysis Essay

Due Date: April 3

Announcement posted. Essay, 2-4 pp. It may be longer, but don’t over due it

Answer all 3 Questions and subparts

College level writing/APA Citation Format

Critical Analysis Essay (cont.)

Thesis and Counter-argument provided

Review readings with an emphasis on 3 QQ

State your position & support with citations to the readings or to outside sources

Submit as MS Word document to Drop Box

Excellent Character

honesty, trustworthiness, dependability, integrity, law-abiding, good work ethic, cares for his/her family, takes pride in accomplishments, refuses to succumb to temptation.

How is excellent character developed?

Parents, authority figures, upbringing Set positive examples; exhibit excellent

character traits themselves Two concepts of wholeness:

– Balanced perception– integrity

Bad Character

Dishonesty, undependable, unreliable, break the law, poor work ethic, lack of commitment to work and family

Mission of the police

(1) Law enforcement (2) Peace keeping (3) Performance of social services (4) Obtain convictions of the accused

Public trust

Confidence of character Trusting relationship with those who govern “spirit of service” – place our welfare above

their own

Four character types of officers

Excellent Self-controlled Uncontrolled Bad