INSTRUCTOR:
Prof. Henriksen
Home Phone: (217) 544-2931, no later than 9:00 pm please.
Office Phone: ext. 104
E-mail: kay.henriksen@mac.edu E-Mail is the best way to get in touch
with me. I will use your Mac E-Mail address to contact you.
Office Hours: Monday , 1:00-2:00 PM
Wednesday, 10-11 am
or by appointment
Office: Room 27 MacMurray Hall
Mailbox: 1042
Weather: If the Springfield Public Schools are closed due to weather conditions we will not have class.REQUIRED READING
- Ronald J. Bacigal
Criminal Law and Procedure: an Introduction 2nd. ed. ISBN 0-7668-3083-7
West Publishing Company, 1996- Illinois Criminal Law and Procedure ISBN 978-0-314-96724-4
West Publishing Company, 2007 – bring this book to class everyday- Paul H. Robinson
Would You Convict? ISBN 0-8147-7530-6
New York University Press, 1999
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To gain an understanding of substantive criminal law and think critically about it, and to learn how to access Illinois' criminal statutes.GRADING POLICY:
quizzes - 20% Unannounced quizzes or exercises will be given. No make-up quizzes or exercises will be given, you may drop your lowest score. Some of the quizzes or exercises will be given at the end of class and you will be able to use your class notes. Other quizzes or exercises will be given at the beginning of class on the reading that was to be done for that day.midterm - 20%
papers - 20% Several very short papers will be written on the book written by Robinson.
No late papers will be accepted. All papers must be turned in to Turnitin.com by 9:30am on the day the paper is due. You may drop your lowest score.final - 40%
These
are the highest cut-off points that I will use in assigning letter grades:
You are responsible for all the material in the reading assignments, even if we don't go
over it in class. Additional material will be presented only in class. It will be necessary to
read the assignments and attend class and take notes in order to do well in this course.
If you must miss class be sure and borrow a classmate's notes. During class you will work with the Illinois Criminal Law and Procedure book. Bring this book to each class.
IMPORTANT DATES:
September 4, 2007– Robinson paper, chapter one, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
September 18, 2007– Robinson paper, chapter two, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
October 2, 2007– Robinson paper, chapter three, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
October 15, 2007– midterm exam
October 16, 2007, WIU Job Fair – no class
October 30, 2007– Robinson, chapter four, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
November 02, 2007– no class, early course selection
November 09, 2007– no class
November 15, 2007– Robinson, chapter five, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
December 14, 2007, 8am, Final Exam
READING SCHEDULE
Class 01
no reading
Class 02
Bacigal pp.1-13
Overview of a Criminal Case, Criminal Justice Professionals, The Purposes of Criminal Law
730 ILCS 5/5-5-1
Class 03
Bacigal pp.13-25
The Sources of Criminal Law and Proving the Crime
Class 04
Bacigal pp.28-31
A Definition of Crime and Social Harm
Class 05
Bacigal pp.32-35
Physical Act
720 ILCS 5/4-1 & 2
Class 06
Bacigal pp.35-39
Mental State
720 ILCS 5/4-3 through 5/4-7
Class 07
Bacigal pp.39-41
Causation
Class 08
Bacigal pp.44-50
Parties to a Crime
720 ILCS 5/5-1 through 5/5-5
Class 09
Bacigal pp.50-58
Inchoate Crimes
720 ILCS 5/8-1 through 5/8-6
Class 10
Bacigal pp.62-68
Compulsion, Necessity and Duress; Mistake as a Defense and Intoxication
720 ILCS 5/4-8, 5/6-3, 5/7-11 and 5/7-13
Class 11
Bacigal pp.68-71
Insanity, Entrapment
720 ILCS 5/6-2, 5/7-12
Class 12
Bacigal pp.71-79
Justifiable Use of Force
720 ILCS 5/7-1 through 5/7-10
Class 13
Bacigal pp.82-93
Criminal Homicide
720 ILCS 5/9-1, 5/9-2 and 5/9-3
Class 14
Bacigal pp.93-96
Assault and Battery
720 ILCS 5/12-1, 5/12-2, 5/12-3, 5/12-3.2 and 5/12-4
Class 15
Bacigal pp.96-97 and 101-105
Robbery and Kidnapping,
Unlawful Restraint and Forcible Detention
720 ILCS 5/18-1 through 5/18-5
720 ILCS 5/10-1 through 5/10-4
Class 16
Bacigal pp.98-100
Violent Sex Crimes
720 ILCS 5/12-12 through 5/12-16 and 5/12-17
Class 17
Bacigal pp.109-117
Thefts of Private Property
720 ILCS 5/16-1, 5/16A-1 through 5/16A-10
Class 18
Bacigal pp.117-123
Burglary and Arson
720 ILCS 5/19-1 through 5/19-5, 5/20-1 through 5/20-2
Class 19
Bacigal pp.126-138
Disorderly Conduct, Unlawful Assembly and Riot and Public Intoxication, Drug Crimes and Nonviolent Sex Offenses
720 ILCS 550/1 through 550/10
720 ILCS 5/11-6 through 5/11-9, 5/11-11 through 5/11-19.2
PAPERS
Due Dates
September 4, 2007– Robinson paper, chapter one, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
September 18, 2007– Robinson paper, chapter two, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
October 2, 2007– Robinson paper, chapter three, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
October 30, 2007– Robinson, chapter four, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
November 15, 2007– Robinson, chapter five, due by 3:00 pm to Turnitin.com
Turnitin.com
-No late papers will be accepted. You have until 3:00 pm the day the paper is due to hand it in to Turnitin.com. Please note the due dates are not dates we have class. Only papers submitted through Turnitin.com will be accepted.
-You will need to begin by going to www.Turnitin.com and create an
account if you don’t have one. If you already have an account, just log on.
-Enter your password and ID numbers-enrollment password: 1532507
-class/section ID: 1923311-click on: CRIM201 ‘07
-from here, follow the instructions to submit your papers.
-submit your paper in Word, do not copy and paste, send it as an
attachment.
-if you do it correctly you will get a receipt.-An assignment called “Trial Run” is listed for this course. To make sure
you can use Turnitin.com without difficulty go to Turnitin.com and submit a
paper of just anything that is at least 30 words long. You can take this trial
run at any time up until 3:00pm August 31, 2007.
Directions
-You are to write five very short papers on the book, Would You Convict, by Paul Robinson .
-You will write a paper on each of the five chapters in the book.
-In each chapter there are three or four opportunities to decide whether or not you would convict the person Robinson has been writing about. If you decide you would convict the person, Robinson then gives you a range of punishments to choose from.
-These places to choose appear on the following pages.
-Chapter one pages 7, 21, 23, 31
-Chapter two pages 49, 56, 81, 88
-Chapter three pages 103, 113, 125
-Chapter four pages 136, 147, 159, 170
-Chapter five pages 185, 196, 208
-For each paper first state whether or not you would convict the people discussed in the chapter and, if you would convict, select one of the punishments set out by Robinson.
-Next, choose one person from each chapter and write one paragraph, at least 150 words long, explaining why you made the choices you made based on the issues raised by the author in that chapter.
Example of Would You Convict Paper
For chapter eight of Would You Convict I made the following decisions. I would convict Mary Jones and sentence her to 3 years in prison. I would not convict Tom Smith . I would convict Sarah Miller and sentence her to death.
The issue in chapter eight is when the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for first degree murder, if ever. The author of the book asks us to think about whether or not the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for all first degree murders, only some of them or none of them. I would convict Sarah Miller because there is no doubt of her guilt. She confessed to the crime. I would sentence her to death due to the aggravating circumstances of her crime. Her victim was her three year old daughter. Sarah Miller had a special obligation to care for and protect this child. In cases with aggravating circumstances like these any punishment less than the ultimate punishment of death diminishes the seriousness of the offense and society’s recognition of the great harm done. Because our society places the highest value on parents protecting their children, the death penalty is appropriate for Sarah Miller .
-There are no right or wrong answers in these assignments, but you must frame your answer according to the issues raised by the author in the chapter. You may write in the first person and offer your opinion, but you must support your opinion with good arguments.
-Please use size 12 font.
-The papers’ grades will be based on
-following the directions 15%
-spelling, punctuation, grammar, neatness 15%
-demonstrating that you read the whole chapter 20%
-demonstrating that you thought about what you read 30%
-If you have questions as you write these papers don’t hesitate to contact me.
-I would be happy to look over a first draft of your paper, but only one. Please submit your draft to me as a Word attachment to an E-Mail no later than two days before the paper is due.
Please review the attached copy of MacMurray's policy on Academic Dishonesty.
“Certain other societies may respect the rule of force – we respect the rule of law.”
John F. Kennedy