INSTRUCTOR:
    Prof. Henriksen
    Home Phone: 1-866-783-8868 toll free, no later than 9:00pm please.
    Office Phone: ext. 104
    E-mail: kay.henriksen@mac.edu
    E-Mail is the best way to communicate with me. I will use your Mac E-Mail address     to contact you.
    Office Hours: Tuesday, 1:00-2:00 PM
                         Wednesday, 2:00-3:00 PM
                         Thursday, 11:00 - 12:00 PM
                         or by appointment
    Office: Room 27 MacMurray Hall
    Mailbox: 1042
 

REQUIRED READING:

1. Karen M. Hess & Robert W. Drowns ISBN 0-534-63020-0
   Juvenile Justice, 4^{th ed.
   Thomson/Wadsworth, 2004}
   
2. ^{Edward Humes ISBN 0-684-81195-2
   No Matter How Loud I Shout
   Simon & Schuster, 1996}

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To introduce students to the juvenile justice system, including the types of juveniles found there, juvenile corrections, and the statutes and procedures of the juvenile justice system with an emphasis on Illinois law.

GRADING POLICY:

 quizzes - 20%

There will be fifteen quizzes given. Each quiz will be given at the beginning of class over the reading assignment in Hess for that day. You may drop your lowest quiz score. No make-up quizzes will be given.

midterm - 20%

papers - 20%

Two very short papers will be written on the book written by Hume. Hand the first paper back in with the second paper. In order to get credit for the papers BOTH of them must be handed in at the end of the semester.

final - 40%

            These are the highest cut-off points that I will use in assigning letter grades:

                        A 90-100%

                   B 80-89%

                        C 70-79%

                        D 60-69%

                        F 0-59%

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.

Please review the attached copy of MacMurray's policy on Academic Dishonesty.

IMPORTANT DATES:

September 29, 2006 – Humes paper, pp. 9-155, due

October 13, 2006– midterm exam

November 10, 2006– no class

November 13, 2006– Humes paper, pp. 157-371, due by 9:00 am to Turnitin.com

November 18, 2006– no class, early course selection

December 15, 2006, 8am, Final Exam

PAPERS:

-No late papers will be accepted. You have until 9am the day the paper is due to hand it in to Turnitin.com. 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: please

-class/section ID: 1534630

-click on: Juvenile Justice 06

-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 9am September 22, 2006.

For the first paper read pages 9-155 in No Matter How Loud I Shout, by Edward Humes. Write a 500 to 750-word paper on what you read, following the Kerrigan Method. Your X statement is:

X. People who work in the Los Angeles County juvenile justice system believe that the system does not work.

-You must have at least three sub-points.
-You may not quote from the book.
-Cite to at least three different pages in the reading assignment to support your arguments.
-Cite to at least one page for each of your three sub-points.
-Show me that you read the assignment.
-Remember to stick to the topic set out in the X statement.
-Your paper must be typed.

For the second paper read pages 157-371 and follow the same directions, but this time your X statement is:

X. Of all the adults working in the Los Angeles County juvenile justice system, I admire __________ the most. (Fill in the name of the adult you most admire.)

 

-The papers’ grades will be based on

-following the directions.

-spelling, punctuation, grammar, neatness.

-demonstrating that you read the whole chapter.

-demonstrating that you thought about what you read.

If you have questions as you write these papers don’t hesitate to contact me. You will also be able to get help if you take this syllabus and the book to the Learning Center .

READING SCHEDULE

class 01
Hess, chapter 1
Philosophical and Historical Roots of the Juvenile Justice System

class 02
Hess, chapter 2
Theories Behind the Evolution of the Juvenile Justice Process

class 03
Hess, chapter 3
First 18 Years of Human Growth and Development

class 04
Hess, chapter 4
Neglected, Abused, Victimized and Missing Juveniles

class 05
Hess, chapter 5
Status Offenders and Nonviolent Delinquents

class 06
Hess, chapter 6
Serious, Chronic and Violent Juvenile Offenders

class 07
Hess, chapter 7
Law Enforcement and Status Offenders and Abused and Neglected Juveniles

class 08
Hess, chapter 8
Law Enforcement and Violent Juvenile Offenders

class 09
Hess, chapter 9
The Juvenile Court at Intake

class 10
Hess, chapter 10
Juvenile Court Procedures

class 11
Hess, chapter 11
Juvenile Corrections

class 12
Hess, chapter 12
Juvenile Justice and the Community

class 13
Hess, chapter 13
Juvenile Crime Prevention

class 14
Hess, chapter 14 & Epilogue
Treatment for Juveniles

 

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