Wayland Baptist University, Summer, 2003

Lackland Air Force Base

Friday's: 6:00—10:10pm

STEVE MARDOCK

Work Phone: 210-921-5353

E-Mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.geocities.com/mardockcj

Periodically, I will be providing supplemental material that is not found in your text and/or may assign additional reading. You will be responsible for any information accordingly presented.

1) Define criminology and understand its basic concepts including historical perspectives; research; ethical issues; measurement; criminal law its functions processes, defenses and reforms; nature, extent and patterns of crime; and victimization issues.

2) Understand why people commit crimes and define and contrast each of the criminological theories and know the basic premise and strengths and weaknesses of each theory.

3) Know and understand the major forms of criminal behavior including, violent crime, theft offenses, white-collar and organized crime and public order crimes such as sex offenses and substance abuse offenses.

The course objectives will be achieved through a program of lectures, readings, class participation, presentations, in-class exercises, video presentations and examinations.

You will also need access to the Internet on a regular basis in order to enter the web site noted above. Upon entering, go to the list of classes and find CRIMINOLOGY. Below that heading you will find "Announcements." Click on it and I will have posted periodic bulletins that you should read before coming to class. Also under the class heading you will find Chapter Outlines that you can download and print out that are designed to assist you in taking notes. Also, I will be posting the reviews for the exams.

EVALUATION:

The Wayland Baptist University Academic Catalog explains the overall policy of the school with regard to absences. You will be expected to attend all classes and roll will be taken near the end of each class. If you know that you will not be able to attend a future class, please let me know in advance. Students may receive an unsatisfactory progress report with the school administration if you miss two classes. If you miss three or more classes you will receive a grade of F.

If you are late to class you are probably going to miss important announcements. You may also be counted as absent if you miss a significant portion of the class. Most of the questions for the exams will be taken from the material that is presented in class and if you are late or absent, you are not likely to perform well. You are strongly discouraged from leaving the classroom before class is dismissed. It not only disrupts the instructor but also the students. We will be taking periodic breaks. If you must leave early, get with the instructor before class to make prior arrangements. Otherwise, you will be counted as absent. If you miss a class, it is recommended that you obtain notes for that class from another student. I cannot provide you with copies of my notes so please do not ask.

If you simply quit attending class before the final exam and you are not officially withdrawn, you will receive a grade of "F". The student is responsible for officially withdrawing from the course.

I expect and welcome comments and questions relevant to the topic we are discussing and current issues in Criminology. Please direct your class comments to the topic of discussion only and avoid talking to other classmates on material not related to that discussion.

There will be four exams each covering a different set of chapters as noted below. The final exam will be comprehensive. All exams will consist of multiple choice questions worth one point each and will primarily cover material presented in class. You should be aware that a considerable amount of information presented in class comes from sources other than your text. Therefore, you are strongly urged to take class notes.

Make-up exams will be given with my approval and only in very extenuating circumstances. If an exam is missed, the student must contact me by the next class period following the missed exam in order to be considered for a make-up. Make-up exams will have to be taken at the main office and must be scheduled by the student.

198-220 = A

176-197 = B

154-175 = C

132-153 = D

< 132 = F