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CRIM 4340 – 600: Police and Society

Fall 2017 (3 credits)

Instructor: Dr. Daehoon Han (Assistant Professor)

Office Location: Manning Hall 203

Class Location: On-line, via Blackboard (https://blackboard.tamuk.edu)

Office Phone: (361) 593-4259 Availability: via e-mail and by appt.

Email: [email protected]* (preferred mode of communication) Technical

Support: Contact the Help Desk at 361-593-4357 or [email protected]

* When you reach me by email, please write “CRIM 4340” in subject line so that I can recognize

your email quickly. I will check email regularly and respond within 24-48 hours on weekdays.

Students MUST access their TAMUK email account regularly as this is the account used for official

university correspondence and Blackboard communications.

** All assignments due and office hours are Central Standard Time (CST).

Course Description and Objectives

The main focus of this course is to examine a variety of contemporary issues in policing. Law

enforcement has been involved in many changes in recent years. On one hand, controversies have arisen

regarding officer misconduct, racial profiling, excessive use of force, and ineffective traditional policing

strategies such as the war on drugs. On the other hand, successful reforms have emerged as a practical

way to resolve neighborhood problems, such as Community Policing and Problem Solving. The

controversies and reforms provide a context for contemporary policing, and they are the substance of this

course. After completing this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

A working knowledge of the basic research methods utilized in law enforcement organizations.

How law enforcement organizations respond to crime, criminals, and victims.

An understanding of the roles of race / ethnicity, class, and sex in police response to crime.

The ability to apply police principles and concepts to address “real life” problems and situations

in the field.

An ability to identify and utilize technology in the study and practice of policing.

A working knowledge of career options in law enforcement.

An understanding of, and ability to engage in, ethical behavior in law enforcement.

College of Arts and Sciences 2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog Description, Including

Prerequisites: Literature and research in the area of criminology not otherwise treated in depth in

available courses. Topics will vary according to needs, interests and capability of the instructor. May be

repeated once for credit when topic differs.

Prerequisite Course: 6 semester hours of Criminology

Instructional Resources

1. Required Text: Dempsey, John S. & Forst, Linda S. 2014. An Introduction to Policing. (8th

ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning.

2. DVDs/Videos: It will be viewed available on Blackboard. When you read the lecture slides

of each chapter, you can see “***” mark besides some paragraph. This sign indicates a designated short clip for that part. Thus, if you see “***”, you have to go to a weekly folder

https://blackboard.tamuk.edu/

mailto:[email protected]


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to watch a short clip that is assigned for that part. The clips are arranged in sequence, so you have to clips from the top to bottom.

Course Communication

Announcement will be sent to your e-mail in a regular basis. Please make certain to check them

regularly, as they will contain any important information about upcoming projects or class

concerns.

Email: Students in the course can email the instructor and fellow classmates by clicking on the

“E mail/Chat” tab on the left side of the screen and then selecting “Send Email”.

o The instructor is available throughout the week to accept emails and address questions and concerns, although the response you receive may not be immediate or instantaneous. The instructor will respond to your emails within a 24-48 hour period, even if just to notify you that the message is received and the request is being considered, investigated, etc. If you do not receive a response in that time frame you should attempt emailing again in case there is some reason the instructor did not receive your email the first time around (this rarely happens but just in case you will

know what to do).

o When you reach me by email, please write “CRIM 4340” in subject line so that I can recognize your email quickly.

Face-to-face communication: If you have any emergency situation or difficulty that

needs physical communication, you can come to my office to talk about those issues.

Please send me an e-mail to arrange the time to meet.

Course Etiquette in Regard to Communication and Discussion: Students must also remember

that etiquette is important when communicating in an online environment. Be sure to include

your name in your emails and to use the subject line when composing an email. Please keep in

mind that any rude emails or discussion board posts will not be tolerated and immediately

addressed with warnings and further discipline if necessary. Post with hostile, aggressive

and/or offensive language will not receive credit and may result in further disciplinary action if

necessary.

Remember, even though this is an online setting we need to maintain an environment conducive to professional, articulate academic discussion. Debate is more than welcome but disrespect is

not. Thank you in advance for respecting these conditions.

Note: CRIM 4340—Police & Society is organized in a weekly modular format. This means

that all assignments, readings, quizzes, film links, and discussion will be structured and

organized according to weekly modules including folders labeled according the week and

dates throughout the semester in which they occur. Each weekly folder (“Week1” “Week2”

etc.) will contain all necessary information and directions for students to navigate the lessons

and complete the assignments.

Course Requirements

Due dates/times for the assignments below are located in the Syllabus Schedule below.

1. Attendance: In an online class, logging into the course is how you “show up.” You are

expected to check into the course at least twice a week- at the beginning and end of every

week in order to stay tuned into what is happening in the course. As it is an online class,

examples of absences include not completing any course assignments by the deadline and not

logging into the class for five consecutive days. Students with excessive unexcused absences

may be dropped from the course regardless of whether or not they are passing.

Certain types of absences are considered as “official” or “excused” absences. The

category of excused absence is limited to confining illness, serious illness or death

in the family, and documented participation in an officially approved class

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activity. You need to submit an official document to prove your absence in

order to make up the missed work. When you submit any official documents,

please scan and send them to me on an attached file via e-mail.

2. Introduction Posting: Please post an introduction of yourself to the discussion forum that I

have started entitled “Introductions” in the discussion forum by 11:59 pm Sunday August

27th

for credit. If you register this course after Aug. 27th

, it is your responsibility to

request the instructor to open the link and MUST submit this assignment by TWO (2)

days after you register the course.

3. Course Syllabus Quiz: This quiz will be based on the information contained in this syllabus.

Students must take this quiz by 11:59 pm Sunday, August 27th

. Students will be able to

take this quiz an unlimited number of times to earn up to 100% until the quiz window closes.

After the quiz window closes, students will not be allowed to take the quiz. The purpose

is to ensure that students clearly understand the course requirements and how to use the

course online tools If you register this course after Aug. 27th

, it is your responsibility to

request the instructor to open the link and MUST submit this assignment by TWO (2)

days after you register the course.

4. Weekly assignments

Each week you will need to complete the following:

A. Weekly Readings: Every week students will be required to read the textbook chapters,

power point lecture slides (lesson notes) and video files and links. Weekly lecture

slides will be available in each week’s weekly folder, so it is advisable to print out

lecture notes when they are available or save them into your hard drive because

the readings and lessons introduced will largely prepare you for the quizzes, exam

and writing assignments.

B. Weekly Response Assignment: You will read a textbook chapter, weekly lesson,

and watch short relevant clips. To make sure you understand materials related to

the topic covered in each week, you are required to answer a question and due on

Friday no later than 11:59 pm each week.

There is NO opportunity to make up any missing assignments.

Your paper should be saved as MS Word document and uploaded via

Blackboard in an attached file.

Double spaced 1 page in length, unless otherwise specified

No extra space between paragraphs

Font size no larger than 12 pt. (Times New Roman); 1” top, bottom, and side

margins

Please save your documents like so: last name_title of

document. For example: “Garcia_CRIM4340_Response

1.doc”

Paper should be submitted via Blackboard (the assignment link) - NOT email.

You will automatically lose 10% in points (1 point) if you don’t follow any

of those guidelines shown above.

Late papers will receive a 10% deduction (1 point) in points per day.

Papers will not be accepted TWO (2) days beyond the original due date even

if you have an excused reason with official document.

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There is a grading rubric, but your answer will be graded based on the quality of

the answer that depends on whether or not you answer what a question asks

correctly.

You will click on the name of the assignment (i.e., Weekly response

assignment #1) located in each weekly module on Blackboard and upload your

assignment, then click submit.

If you register this course after this semester starts, you MUST submit

this assignment within TWO (2) days after you register the course.

5. Weekly Chapter Quizzes: Students will have weekly quizzes that will open each Monday at

noon and close by 11:59 pm Friday of that week. After 11:59pm on Frida, students will

NOT be able to access the quizzes! These quizzes are intended to help you understand and

learn the material contained in the readings.

There will be NO MAKE•UP quizzes offered. You SHOULD NOT wait for taking

a quiz until the last minutes because it is possible for you to experience a technical

difficulty.

The quiz structure allows students to miss one quiz OR drop the one lowest of

the 10 scores if they completed all 10 quizzes. The total score of 9 completed quiz

scores will be taken out of a total of 90 possible points.

You will have 30 minutes to complete short answer question(s) (10 points total for each

quiz). Questions for quizzes will be ONLY from lecture slides not textbook, so it is

important for you to print out each chapter’s lecture slides to prepare for a quiz.

The lecture slides for each chapter will be available in each weekly folder.

Students will be allowed one opportunity to submit the completed quiz.

You cannot skip questions to go back to them later, so make sure you choose the

answer you want the first time around. Finally, be sure to use a secure line and use a

desktop computer if possible.

Once all students have completed the weekly quiz, all students will be able to

access the answer key that will be posted after due.

Blackboard will automatically score your quiz after submission so you should see your

score immediately after submission. Please contact me if you do not see your score or if

you had an issue submitting.

If you register this course after this semester starts, you MUST submit this

assignment within TWO (2) days after you register the course.

6. Film Reflection: You will watch a long documentary film that is related with materials

covered during the semester. You are responsible for writing a 250-500 word memo in

response to your reflection to the film and due on Friday no later than 11:59 pm on a

designated week. Your paper should be saved as MS Word document and uploaded via

Blackboard.

There is NO opportunity to make up any missing assignments.

Please save your documents like so: last name_title of document.

For example: “Garcia_CRIM4340_Reflection 1.doc”

Paper should be submitted via Blackboard (the assignment link) - NOT email.

Double spaced 1-2 pages in length, unless otherwise specified


Font size no larger than 12 pt. (Times New Roman); 1” top, bottom, and side

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margins

Late papers will receive a 10% deduction in points per day.

Papers will not be accepted TWO (2) days beyond the original due date.

Your assignment will be graded based on a grading rubric that will be posted on

Blackboard

You will click on the name of the assignment (i.e., reflection #1_handout) located

in each weekly module on Blackboard and upload your assignment, then click

submit.

Exam: You will have three exams. The exam window for the exams will be open from

Wednesday to Friday on a designated week. A MAKE-UP EXAM will be given under the

circumstances that are limited to confining illness, serious illness or death in the family, and

documented participation in an officially approved class activity, and some technical

difficulties during taking an exam. Students will be required to log in at some point during that

week to take the exam. So, DO NOT WAIT until the last minute!!!

Each exam is comprised of 50 questions that include multiple choice, true and false

questions and short answer.

Exams will be made available from Monday to Friday week in week 5, 10 & 16.

Students are encouraged to take their exams on a reliable computer and internet connection,

to avoid crashes. If anyone questions the reliability of their computer or internet

connection, it is highly recommended that they take the exams on one of the computers in a

campus computer lab.

Students can login to exams only once and may not navigate away from the exam once

logged on.

Participation:

Regular and active participation is an essential, unmistakably important aspect of this online course.

The expectation of the instructor is that students will log on a minimum of once per day four days a

week. It is critical that you read all of the lecture and assignment materials as well as all of the public

discussion materials. Your full participation is a requirement and an essential aspect of the online

course process.

Written Assignment Information:

All assignments should be word processed using Microsoft Word.

Double spaced 1-2 pages in length, unless otherwise specified


Font size no larger than 12 pt. (Times New Roman); 1” top, bottom, and side margins

Grade Breakdown: Your final grade in this course will be calculated as follows:

Graded Assignment Possible Points

Syllabus quiz 30 points

Introduction posting 10 points

Film Reflection 3 *30 points each 90 points

Response Paper 8 *10 points each 80 points

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Weekly Quiz 9*10 points each 90 points

Exam 3*100 300 points

Total 600 points

Grading Scale: A 90-100%; B 80-89%; C 70-79%; D 60-69%; F Below 60%

Make-ups and Rewrites:

There are no make-ups or rewrites for this course.

MID-SEMESTER GRADES: Grades to be used for mid-term grading are A, B, C, D or F. The grades of

“S” and “U” will not be used for mid-term grades. This will align with our policy to have only one student

initiated drop (refer to the “NEW DROP/WITHDRAW POLICY” below) after the mid-term point of

semester.

Communication and Support: All communication with your professor will need to be done

virtually this semester. You may email me at any time of the day at: [email protected] . I

will make every effort to answer your questions expediently and definitely within 24 hours. If you

need immediate inquiry in regards to course please call my office (361) 593-4259.

Check your email account regularly for announcements about our class!!

Technical Support: Texas A&M University-Kingsville provides students technical support in the

use of BlackBoard. The student help desk may be reached by the following means 24 hours a day,

seven days a week. Phone: 361-593-4357 to speak with iTech Support Services. → Email:

[email protected] to initiate a support request with eCollege Technical Support Representative.

Help: Click on the 'Help' button (with question mark) on the toolbar for information

regarding working with BlackBoard.

UNIVERSITY POLICIES & STATEMENTS

Academic misconduct statement: You are expected to adhere to the highest academic

standards of behavior and personal conduct in this course and all other courses. Students who engage in

academic misconduct are subject to university disciplinary procedures. Make sure you are familiar with

your Student Handbook, especially the section on academic misconduct, which discusses conduct

expectations and academic dishonesty rules.

Expectations for in class behavior: Students are expected to conform to established classroom

etiquette. Please do not talk when someone else is speaking, whether the instructor or a fellow student.

All

students should respect each other’s’ rights and property. Directly criticizing individual class

members will not be tolerated, and you will be asked to leave class for the remainder of the day.

Disruptive behavior such as tardiness, talking, alcohol, harassment, use of tobacco products,

snoring, and having a phone conversation is both unfair to the instructor and fellow students. It will not

be tolerated. If on a particular day you are expecting an important call and must keep your cell phone on,



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please notify me at the beginning of class and you will be allowed to keep your phone on for that day.

Otherwise, there will be no usage of cell phones in class. To use a laptop or other electronic item for

note taking, please see me to get my permission.

Harassment /Discrimination: Texas A&M University-Kingsville does not tolerate

discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information,

gender, gender identity or sexual orientation (or any other illegal basis) and will investigate all

complaints that indicate sexual harassment, harassment, or discrimination may have occurred. Sexual

harassment and sexual assault are types of sex discrimination. Such sexual misconduct is unacceptable

and will not be tolerated. Any member of the university community violating this policy will be subject

to disciplinary action. A person who believes he/she has been the victim of sexual misconduct

harassment, harassment, or discrimination may pursue either the informal or the formal complaint

resolution procedure. A complaint may be initially made to the Office of Compliance at (361) 593-

4758, complainant’s immediate supervisor, a department head, a supervisory employee, or the Dean of

Students at (361)-593-3606 or the Office of Compliance at (361) 593-4758. Regardless of who the

complaint is filed with, the Compliance Office will be notified of the complaint so it can be investigated.

Forms of academic dishonesty:

1) Cheating: Using unauthorized notes or study aids, allowing another party to do one’s work/exam

and turning in that work/exam as one’s own; submitting the same or similar work in more than one

course without permission from the course instructors; deception in which a student misrepresents

that he/she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered; giving or

receiving aid unauthorized by the instructor on assignments or examinations.

2) Aid of academic dishonesty: Intentionally facilitating any act of academic dishonesty. Tampering

with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of a scheduled test.

3) Fabrication: Falsification or creation of data, research or resources, or altering a graded work

without the prior consent of the course instructor.

4) Plagiarism: Portrayal of another’s work or ideas as one’s own. Examples include unacknowledged

quotation and/or paraphrase of someone else’s words, ideas, or data as one’s own in work submitted

for credit. Failure to identify information or essays from the Internet and submitting them as one’s own

work also constitutes plagiarism.

5) Lying: Deliberate falsification with the intent to deceive in written or verbal form as it applies to

an academic submission.

6) Bribery: Providing, offering or taking rewards in exchange for a grade, an assignment, or the aid

of academic dishonesty.

7) Threat: An attempt to intimidate a student, staff or faculty member for the purpose of receiving

an unearned grade or in an effort to prevent reporting of an Honor Code violation.

Please be aware that the University subscribes to the Turnitin plagiarism detection service. Your

paper may be submitted to this service at the discretion of the instructor.

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Other Forms of Academic Misconduct:

1) Failure to follow published departmental guidelines, professor‘s syllabi, and other

posted academic policies in place for the orderly and efficient instruction of classes,

including laboratories, and use of academic resources or equipment.

2) Unauthorized possession of examinations, reserved library materials, laboratory materials

or other course related materials.

3) Failure to follow the instructor or proctor‘s test-taking instructions, including but not

limited to not setting aside notes, books or study guides while the test is in progress,

failing to sit in designated locations and/or leaving the classroom/ test site without

permission during a test.

4) Prevention of the convening, continuation or orderly conduct of any class, lab or class

activity. Engaging in conduct that interferes with or disrupts university teaching, research

or class activities such as making loud and distracting noises, repeatedly answering cell

phones/text messaging or allowing pagers to beep, exhibiting erratic or irrational

behavior, persisting in speaking without being recognized, repeatedly leaving and entering

the classroom or test site without authorization, and making physical threats or verbal

insults to the faculty member, or other students and staff.

5) Falsification of student transcript or other academic records; or unauthorized access

to academic computer records.

6) Nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other university records. 7) Any action which may be deemed as unprofessional or inappropriate in the

professional community of the discipline being studied.

Disability statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-

discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities.

Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning

environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disability. If you believe you have a

disability requiring an accommodation please contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) as early as

possible in the term at (361) 593-2904. DRC is located in the Life Service and Wellness building at

1210 Retama Drive or http://www.tamuk.edu/shw/drc/index.html.

Resources: For those of you who would like extra assistance in their math and writing, the

Learning Assistance Center (LAC) offers tutoring in math and writing. Feel free to call (361) 593-

5223. You may also visit them at 217 Jernigan Library or

http://www.tamuk.edu/studentsuccess/lac.html.

Six-drop policy: The following provision does not apply to students with Texas public college

or university credits prior to Fall 2007. The Texas Senate Bill 1231 specifies the number of course drops

allowed to a student without penalty. After a student has dropped six courses, a grade of QF will

normally be recorded for each subsequent drop. Additional information on Senate Bill 1231 is available

at the Registrar’s Office at (361) 593-2811 and at http://www.tamuk.edu/registrar/drop_policy.html

http://www.tamuk.edu/shw/drc/index.html

http://www.tamuk.edu/studentsuccess/lac.html

http://www.tamuk.edu/registrar/drop_policy.html

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Tentative Outline Police and Society Online Fall 2017

Reading & writing assignments are scheduled tentatively at this time. They may be

changed, but advanced notice will be given in class.

Print off this course outline and post near your computer for reference throughout

the Semester

WEEK 1 Aug 23- Aug 27 Topic: Introduction

Reading: Syllabus

Assignments:

Get the textbook

“Self-Introduction” posting due by 11:59 pm Sunday

Syllabus Quiz due by 11:59 pm Sunday

Please make you familiar with Blackboard system.

*** UNIT 1: The Basic: The History of Police and Its Organization***

WEEK 2 Aug 28 – Sep 3 Topic: The History of Police Organization

Reading: Dempsey and Forst, Chapter 1

Video: Please check out weekly folder. Please read “Instructional Resource in page 2 of this syllabus

for more information to know when you have to watch for those short clips while you read

the each chapter’s lecture slides.

Assignments:

Quiz#1 open at noon Monday and closes 11:59 pm Friday

Weekly Response Assignment #1 due by 11:59 pm Friday

WEEK 3 Sep 4- Sep 10 Topic: Building the Law Enforcement Organization in the U.S.

Textbook Reading: Dempsey and Forst, Chapter 2

Videos: Please check out weekly folder. Please read “Instructional Resource in page 2 of this

syllabus for more information to know when you have to watch for those short clips while

you read the each chapter’s lecture slides.

Assignments:

Quiz #2 open at noon Monday and closes 11:59 pm Friday


WEEK 4 Sep 11- Sep 17 Topic: The Organization of Police Department



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Assignments:


Watch Film “Policing the Police”

Film Reflection #1 (Film “Policing the Police”) due by 11:59 pm on Friday

WEEK 5 Sep 18 - Sep 24 #1 Exam Week

Textbook Reading: None

Video: None

Assignments:

Exam #1(Open at Midnight on Sep 20th

and close 11:59 pm on Sep 22nd

)

Prepare for an exam with “Review Sheet” posted on the weekly folder!!!

****UNIT 2: The Issues in Policing ***

WEEK 6 Sep 25 – Oct 1 Topic: The Police Role and Discretion





Assignments:



WEEK 7 Oct 2 – Oct 8 Topic: Police Culture, Personality, and Stress


Videos: Please check out weekly folder. Please read “Instructional Resource in page 2 of this

syllabus for more information to know when you have to watch for those short clips while

you read the each chapter’s lecture slides.

Assignments:


Watch Film “Law and Disorder”

Film Reflection #2 (Film “Law and Disorder”) due by 11:59 pm Friday

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WEEK 8 Oct 9 – Oct 15 Topic: Minority Representation in Police Organization





Assignments:



WEEK 9 Oct 16 – Oct 22 Topic: Police Ethics and Deviance





Assignments:



WEEK 10 Oct 23 – Oct 29 2nd Exam Week


Video: None

Assignments:

Exam #2 (Open at Midnight on Oct. 25th

and close 11:59 pm on Oct 27th

)


****UNIT 3: Police Operations ***

Week 11 Oct 30 – Nov 5 Topic: Patrol Operations





Assignments:



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WEEK 12 Nov 6 – Nov 12 Topic: Investigations





Assignments:



WEEK 13 Nov 13 – Nov 19 Topic: Community Policing





Assignments:


Watch Film The Shepherds in Blue

Film Reflection #3 (Film “The Shepherds in Blue”) due by 11:59 pm Friday

WEEK 14 Nov 20 – Nov 26 Thanksgiving Break

No Weekly Work

WEEK 15 Nov 27 – Dec 3 Course Wrap up & Review for Final Exam


Video: None

Assignments:

Weekly Response Assignment #8 due by 11:59 pm Friday (Dec. 1st)


If you have any concerns, please contact the instructor through e-mail or making

an appointment to visit the instructor’s office.

Week 16 Dec 4 – Dec 10

Exam #3 (Open at Midnight on Dec. 4th

and close 11:59 pm on Dec. 8th

)

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