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POLICE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION CRIM 202 Course Information: Winter Quarter, 2003 Monday and Wednesday 10:50 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Room: KH D1047 Final Examination: Monday, March 17, 2003 10:45 A.M. to 1:15 P.M. Instructor Information: Dr. Janice Ahmad Office: King Hall D1058 Phone: (323) 343-4620 Email: jahmad@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jahmad/ Office Hours: (or by appointment) Monday Wednesday 4:30 to 6:00 PM 8:30 to 10:30 AM 12:30 to 2:00 PM

Textbook: The following text is required and may be purchased in the campus bookstore. Swanson, Charles R., Territo, Leonard, and Taylor, Robert W. (2001). Police administration: Structures, processes, and behavior (5th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Catalog Course Description: Effect of organizational structure and administrative procedure of the implementation of police function; assessment of processes of recruitment, career advancement and leadership; administrative problems of staffing, supervision and morale. Course Requirements: Students are expected to attend class regularly; complete the required reading assignments by the scheduled class meeting, complete assignments on time, and take tests when scheduled. Although the material covered in the reading assignments and in class may be similar, some of the material will only be covered by one source. Each student is responsible for the material covered in both the book and during class. Every effort will be taken to adhere to the attached schedule; however, sometimes changes will need to occur. If this happens, changes will be announced during class. If a student misses a class, the student is responsible to obtain any notes, assignments, or updates to the course schedule discussed during the missed class session. Final grades will be based on a variety of activities and are described in the Grading section. Special Needs: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.

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Miscellaneous: As a courtesy to the instructor and your classmates please make sure that all cell phones and pagers are either turned off or the ring is silenced during class. If you need to have your phone or pager available due to employment responsibilities or an emergency situation and cannot silence the ring, please talk to the instructor as soon as possible. Academic Honesty: Academic honesty, its violations and sanctions are described in the 2001-2003 University Catalog on pages 99 and 709-711. Penalties for students who are caught cheating or plagiarizing may include both academic consequences and administrative sanctions and may range from relatively minor sanctions such as the assignment of a lower grade to major, life-altering sanctions such as expulsion from the university or withdrawal of a degree if already granted. Cheating includes, but is not limited to: Plagiarism. Receiving or knowingly supplying unauthorized information during an examination. Using unauthorized material/sources during an examination. Changing an answer after work has been graded, and presenting it as improperly graded. Taking an examination for another student or having another student take an examination for you. Forging or altering registration or grade documents. Grading: Final grades will be based on the following: Participation 10% Test 1 30% Test 2 30% Test 3 30% Bonus Point Exercises you have an opportunity to complete 3 bonus point exercises Participation: This portion of the course grade (10%) includes attendance, class participation, and the completion of class assignments. Attendance will be taken periodically throughout the quarter to aid in determining this portion of your grade. Class assignments may be given during class to aid in your understanding of the material. In addition, your participation during class will be noted and used to determine this portion of your grade. Tests: There will be three tests in this course. Each test is worth 30% of the course grade and will be given on the dates listed on the course schedule. The tests may consist of multiple choice, matching, true/false, and/or short answer questions. The final test will NOT be cumulative. No make-up tests will be given unless approved prior to the test date and only under extreme circumstances. Tests will be closed book and closed note. A study guide will be provided before each test on the instructors website. No student will be allowed to enter the classroom and take the test after a student who has taken the test has left the room. Also, there will be no leaving the room during a test.

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Bonus Point Exercises: In order to enhance your grade in this course you will be allowed to complete three bonus point exercises, each worth four (4) points. These points will be added to the designated test score. The instructions for Bonus Point Exercise 1 and Bonus Point Exercise 2 are described below and are due as listed. The date for the third bonus point exercise is listed on the course schedule. The Bonus Point Exercises CANNOT be made up and are optional. Due Date For Bonus Point Exercises 1 and 2: Last name begins with the letter: Assignment is Due: A, or B Mon. Jan. 13 C, or D Wed. Jan. 15 E, or F Wed. Jan. 22 G Mon. Jan. 27 H, I, or J Wed. Jan. 29 K, L, or M Mon. Feb. 10 N, O, or P Wed. Feb. 12 Q, R, or S Mon. Feb. 17 T, or U Wed. Feb. 26 V, or W Mon. Mar. 3 X, Y, or Z Mon. Mar. 10 Bonus Point Exercise 1 Summary of Current Newspaper Article This assignment is worth 4 bonus points. These points will be added to the score you earn on Test 1. This assignment involves locating a current newspaper article, reading that article, and writing a short essay (no more than 1 page). The essay should be typed. The steps to this assignment are: 1. Locate a current newspaper article that relates to criminal justice (as this is a corrections class preferably dealing with corrections). The article should be no older than 3 days from the due date. The article can come from a local or national newspaper (such as the LA Times, USA Today, Washington Post, New York Times), or an international newspaper, as long as it is published in English, (such as the London Guardian, London Observer, Financial Times, Khaleej Times, etc.). The article can be downloaded from the Internet or taken from the printed edition of the newspaper. If you download the article, you must include the URL on the copy you turn in. 2. Turn in the article (or copy) with your short essay. The date and name of the source/publication must be on the article. Staple the article to the back of your essay 3. Write a one or two paragraph essay that answers the following questions: A. What is the main point(s) of the article? This should be a short summary of the article written in your own words. You should NOT repeat the article word for word. B. C. How will this news affect the criminal justice community? What was the most interesting thing you learned from the article?

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Bonus Point Exercise 2 Presentation of Newspaper Article Summary This assignment is worth 4 bonus points. These points will be added to the score you earn on Test 2 and is due the same date as Bonus Point Exercise 1. To obtain the bonus points, the student will present his/her article summary to the class. It is anticipated that some discussion will take place concerning the topic of the article, such as how it affects the criminal justice community, and/or the community at large. It is advised that you do NOT read your summary, rather be able to talk about it without looking at what you have written. The presentation should last 2 to 5 minutes and will be completed on the date as listed on the table. The presentations will be done at the beginning of the class session. Late presentations will NOT be allowed. Before making your presentation please introduce yourself to the class, including your name and your interest in criminal justice. Final grades will be based according to the percentages listed below. No extra credit assignments are available in this course. A = A- = B+ = B = B- = C+ = 93 100% 90 92.99% 87 89.99% 83 86.99% 80 82.99% 77 79.99% C CD + D DF = = = = = = 73 76.99% 70 72.99% 67 69.99% 63 66.99% 60 62.99% 0 59.99%

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Course Schedule: Some chapters do not have any page numbers listed and you are expected to read the entire chapter. For those chapters that have page numbers listed, only those pages (inclusive) need to be read. As the quarter progresses, the professor may determine that only certain pages within a chapter need to be read, if this occurs it will be announced in class prior to the discussion date. Week 1 2 Day Mon. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon Wed. 10 Mon. Wed. Mon. Date Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 17 Topic Course Introduction Evolution of American Policing Evolution of American Policing Community Policing NO CLASS MLK, Jr. Holiday Community Policing Organizational Communication Organizational Communication TEST 1 Legal Aspects Legal Aspects Human Resource Management Human Resource Management TEST 2 Organizational Theory Organizational Theory Police Organizational Design Bonus Point Exercise #3 Out of Class Assignment Class will NOT meet Leadership Police Stress 10:45 A.M. to 1:15 P.M. TEST 3 Assigned Reading Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Pages 18-32 & 51-65 Chapter 2 Pages 18-32 & 51-65 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 pages 177-190

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Chapter 6 Chapter 9