CRIMINAL JUSTICE Studies PROGRAM
of the DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND SOCIAL WORK
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
SENIOR SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Studies, Fall 2009
Last revised on 21 November 2009 @ 2:08 P.M.Course Code: CJS 447 P1
Jefferson Ingram
Associate Professor of Political Science
Office in Saint Joseph's Hall, Suite 206
INSTRUCTOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS: jefferson.ingram@notes.udayton.edu
Phone Number: 937-229-3028
Classes Meet at 9:00 A.M., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the Fourth Floor Political Science Conference Room of Saint Joseph's Hall, Room 434.
Attendance: It is expected that everyone will attend each class. Attendance will be taken at each class and it is each person's responsibility to make sure that the attendance sheet has your signature on it prior to leaving. Eight absences will still qualify you for a final grade, but you do not want to run up to the edge with eight misses! You must keep track of your absences. When an individual misses the 6th [sixth] class, final course credit will be lowered one full letter grade and upon the 9th [ninth] class absence, credit for the course shall not be granted and the student will have to repeat the course. Attendance is necessary; an excessive number of absences as reasonably determined by the instructor to be nine [9] will result in loss of credit for the course. This number of absences includes all absences of any kind. Active class participation is expected by all members of the class and, for that reason, it is expected that you will attend regularly and participate.
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Evaluation: There will be two exams, probably containing essay questions covering the reading material, both from the reader [Hickey] and the court cases and other linked material that we have discussed. An absolute requirement for the course is to research and write a major, original synthesis paper and present it the paper to the class. The text portion of the paper, exclusive of graphs and charts, must equal fifteen pages, at a minimum. Paper presentations will be scheduled at later time. The synthesis paper will be worth one third of the final grade and the two exams will constitute one third each.
The reader for this course is Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Crime and Criminolog, 8th ed. Edited by Thomas J. Hickey. Published by Dushkin/McGraw-Hill. Copyright 2006. The web address and the clickable link to use if you want to order a copy over the internet is: http://www.dushkin.com/text-data/catalog/0073397210.mhtml?SECTION=IND_ORDER#ind
Note: All court cases used in this seminar may be found in their complete form by pointing your browser to: web.lexis-nexis.com/universe. You must be logged onto the campus network to use the lexis-nexis site. If you need or desire to read a more full version of any case, the use of the campus network link to lexis-nexis is strongly suggested. Normally, the edited version which has been provided for each lesson, should be sufficient.
The address of this syllabus is: http://homepages.udayton.edu/~ingram/server.htm
Please bookmark the address of this website and check regularly for any changes or updates.
Class # 1. AUGUST 26 WEDNESDAY. Initial class, introduction to the book, general requirements, and there will be a discussion of a variety of topics which will be covered during this course. Student input to the choice of topics is strongly encouraged.
Class # 2. AUGUST 28 FRIDAY. We will devote some time today to discussing your senior seminar paper. Some thoughts relative to the papers will be solicited from each person in the class. For your paper, we will use the Modern Language Association style for citation. A brief guide concerning how to construct the Synthesis Paper, specific to this course, can be found by clicking on this link. An excellent guide for your use can be found at this address, http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml which you could bookmark and use while you are writing and editing your paper. This guide has clickable links to the left of the main part of the web page. For links used in the paper MINI-SEMINAR on the paper try this link. A great link to information concerning all sorts of grammar issues, punctuation, spelling a capitalization, etc. try this link to a helpful site or this link. You may have to mouse around a bit, but a ton of good information is available. If you have any questions, please see the instructor. For an excellent explanation on how to cite Internet sources, and a site that contains some examples, try this link to Dartmouth College.. To get a program that creates your citations for you, see this link. To get your PROOFREADER MARKS material click on this link. You are encouraged to print this material because it is much easier to read in hard copy form. This material will allow you to understand how to correct the marks placed on your rough draft sections of you paper. Other sources for proofreader marks can be found at this link or at this link.
The Required Paper for this class is a called a Synthesis Paper. For information on this type of paper, click on this link with your browser to obtain information on the attributes of this paper type. An essential, but brief, guide concerning specifically how to construct the Synthesis Paper, specific to this course, can be found by clicking on this link.
Alert! Also, your abstract of you paper needs to be completed by this date, ?? September, 2009. You will find the form by clicking on this Abstract link. The form can be cut and pasted into any word processor, your data entered concerning your paper title and one hundred words describing what you expect you paper to present. This should be e-mailed in an attachment by ?? September2009 to the instructor. If you would like some consultation concerning paper topics and similar issues, you need to talk to me next week or soon thereafter.
Class # 3. AUGUST 31 MONDAY. We will view a video about death row and the execution process from the perspective of the condemned individual, from the view of the victims' families, and from the warden's point of view. This will take the entire class period, but it is important that you be present since it provides the discussion material for our next class
Class # 4.SEPTEMBER 2 WEDNESDAY. Discussion concerning the death row video and related issues will take place this class period. For some other interesting material point your browser toward CourtTv and the Death Penalty. An additional interesting death penalty site, is the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University. The site has news, updates, and useful URL links, among other information. A pro-death penalty site can be visited by clicking on this link. One pro-death penalty paper can be read at this site. For information against the use of the death penalty, point your browser to this link to the Death Penalty Information Center. A list of Ohio death row inmates can be found on this link. These sites could offer some interesting subjects for your senior paper. Also, your abstract of your paper needs to be completed by this date: __ SEPT. 2009. You will find the form by clicking on this Abstract link. The form can be cut and pasted into any word processor, your data entered concerning your paper title and one hundred words describing what you expect you paper to present. This should be e-mailed in an attachment by __ SEPT. 2009 to the instructor. If you would like some consultation concerning paper topics and similar issues, you need to talk to the instructor in the next week or so.
Class # 5. SEPTEMBER 4 FRIDAY Read Hickey: pp. 242-263: Issue 13 "Is Capital Punishment Bad Policy?", Simon Abboud will present the "Yes" response and Sarah Bakst will present the "No" response. Each person will take about 8-12 minutes to present the respective position and the presenters are not limited to what is in the Hickey book. Discussion will follow. A web site available at this link contains a variety of interesting links and information and is maintained by the Death Penalty Information Center, a group dedicated to capital punishment issues. To find the Texas Department of Corrections Death Row Information Page, click on this link for some interesting information. An Ohio web site offers some interesting material., click this link to check out this one. Clemency reports on Ohio death row inmates can be found on this link.
SEPTEMBER 7 MONDAY THIS CLASS WILL NOT MEET ON LABOR DAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2009.
Class # 6. SEPTEMBER 9 WENESDAY. Read selected sections [Parts I and II] of Justice Brennan's concurring opinion in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972). Ben Barga will present Justice Brennan's position to the class. This complete opinion is available at web.lexis-nexis.com/universe or by clicking on Furman v. Georgia here and following the search engine suggestions. On 17 January 2006, a day after his 76th birthday, California executed the oldest prisone rexecuted [to date] for the deaths of four persons. Click here for an article giving the details. Clarence Ray Allen lived longer on death row than his youngest victim lived on earth. His son's girlfriend was only seventeen years old when he had her killed. Another account of the crimes and life of Clarence Ray Allen can be found at this link. Allen was serving a life term at Folsom State Prison when he gave a recently paroled convict a list of seven witnesses to be murdered who had helped put him behind bars for the 1974 murder of Mary Sue Kitts, his son's teenage girlfriend.
Class # 7. SEPTEMBER 11 FRIDAY. Read the majority opinion in McCleskey v. Kemp, 481 U.S. 279 (1987). This case concerns a death row inmate who attempted to use statistics to show that racial discrimination existed in Georgia capital cases and argued that his convivtion should be reversed. Be prepared to discuss this case and to support or refute the appropriateness of the decision from a legal and logical perspective. Jon Bergelin will present the McCleskey case. Was there proof of racial discrimination in Mr. McCleskey's case? Why or why not? We will discuss some aspects of the senior paper on this date.
Class # 8. SEPTEMBER 14 MONDAY. Your abstract is due to be forwarded to the instructor via e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word format by 21 September 2009. You will find the abstract form by clicking on this Abstract link. For links used in the paper MINI-SEMINAR on the paper trythis link . Death Penalty issues continue in this class with cases of state attempts to meet the requirements of Furman v. Georgia. Read the majority opinion of Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584 (1977). Patrick Bowe, will present Coker, 428 U.S. 280 (1976). Zack Bowen will present Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280 (1976). For the case of Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586 (1978), William Clements will present Lockett v. Ohio. Each person will take about 8-12 minutes to present the facts of the case and to explain its significance. Additional information beyond what is in the Hickey book may be added by each presenter for the good of the presentation. Discussion will begin following the presentations of the cases.
Class # 9. SEPTEMBER 16 WEDNESDAY. Prompted by our discussion on McCleskey v. Kemp, please read and consider whether the death penalty may be racially discriminatory. The "Yes" position can be found by clicking on this link. The "No" position can be found by clicking on this link. Bryce Ellis will present the "Yes" side and Clay Hellyer will present the "no" position. Discussion will follow taking into consideration the will present the "no" response. Discussion will follow taking into consideration the McCleskey v. Kemp case.
Class # 10. SEPTEMBER 18 FRIDAY. Should a state government or the United States government constitutionally be permitted to execute a person who was under eighteen years of age at the time when that person committed a capital felony of murder? [The federal law prohibited the death penalty for those who were under eighteen at the time of their federal capital offense. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Simmons v. Roper that that persons who were juveniles at the time of the crime cannot be executed.] Check out a short article on the juvenile death penalty history published by the Death Penalty Information Center at this link. When the Eighth Amendment became effective in 1791, the question of whether juveniles could be executed could be answered in the affirmative, at least for federal cases. Has the Eight Amendment changed its meaning? Consult the Eighth Amendment here. Also, read this fragment of a juvenile case, Stanford v. Kentucky; it will be presented by Tim Michael. Another capital juvenile case, Thompson v. Oklahoma, involving the death penalty as applied to persons who were children can be found at this link.Megan Mihok will present Thompson v. Oklahoma.
Class # 11. SEPTEMBER 21 MONDAY. This class will continue with juvenile death penalty issues. Consult the Eighth Amendment here. Click your mouse here to obtain the facts of what Christopher Simmons did to the woman he murdered. Click here to find the Missouri case, Roper v. Simmons, state juvenile death penalty case and read some of the reasoning of the Supreme Court of Missouri concerning why it felt that persons who were under the age of eighteen at the time of the capital offense should not face the death penalty. Click here to get the Simmons v. Roper case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL! CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY. The juvenile death penalty case, State ex rel. Simmons v. Roper, Superintendent, decided by the Supreme Court of Missouri, on 08/26/2003, will be read and presented by [we will all pitch in to read and prepare and cover this assignment, including the instructor]. Please be sure to isolate the main arguments and points when you prepare for this class. In the interest of additional enlightenment on the juvenile death penalty, try this link for an article about Sanford commutation to life without parole in the case, Stanford v. Kentucky. Also, try this link for a web page about Kevin Stanford, and this link for Kevin Stanford's 1989 appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States whre the top Court upheld his conviction and death sentence.
Class # 12. SEPTEMBER 23 WENNESDAY. Hickey: pp. 330-351. Issue 17, "Does Three Strikes and Other Tough Approaches Work?" First read these articles: California may be having some other second thoughts about three strikes legislation. Also, please read this link for some California perspectives and read this link. for some additional perspective on the three strike concept. A February 2006 report by the Christian Science Monitor offers some concerns with California's Three Strikes law on this link. Devin Nugent will present the "Yes" side by Eugene H. Methvin,Mugged by Reality.Each presenter will take about 10-12 minutes to present his or her side, respectively. The opposing side, by David Shichor, "Three Strikes as Public Policy," [p. 342] will be presented by Steve Plachta. Additional information beyond what is in the Hickey book may be added for the good of the presentation. Discussion will begin following the presentations. Click here for the California case that upheld two consecutive life sentences for stealing video tapes on two separate occasions. Lockyer v. Andrade, 538 U.S. 63 (2003). Please read this case prior to coming to class.
Class # 13. SEPTEMBER 25 FRIDAY. How does the Fourth Amendment's Exclusionary Rule work? Trythis linkfor a short article. "Should the Fourth Amendment's Exclusionary Rule of Mapp v. Ohiobe abolished?"What would the ramifications be for the litigants and for public policy in general? Should some remedy be instituted in place of the exclusionary rule? Read the portion of the case, Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents and pay especial attention to Chief Justice Burger's proposal of reform. Jon Waagwill present the essence of the Bivens case to the class. In a later case, Arizona v. Evans,514 U.S. 1 (1995), the Supreme Court may have backed away from vigorous approval of the Exclusionary Rule or may have declined to extend it to additional fact situations.Simon Abboud will prepare and present the Evanscase. Be prepared to discuss whether or not the Exclusionary Rule should have been extended to cover judges and/or legislators in order to have a better enforcement effect of the Fourth Amendment.
Class # 14. SEPTEMBER 28 MONDAYShould marijuana be legalized or should it remain a banned substance for which use, possession, and sale should be criminalized? Please read the material on the subject offered by the various links that follow. This link offers some "yes" arguments and some :"no" arguments. Arguments concerning the Pros and Cons of legalizing marijuana can be found by clicking on this link. Massachusetts has recently become the thirteenth state of the United States to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. A report of this event can be found on a web page of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws [NORMAL]. Against the legalization of marijuana is Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon, who Barak Obama is considering for the post of Surgeon General of the United States. Dr. Gupta writes about his position on this link. Another medical doctor has a different view. Dr. Scott Haig is a professor of orthopedic surgery at Columbin University College of Physicians and Surgerons. Check out his position by following this link. Sarah Bakst will offer the "Yes" position concerning legalization and give supporting rationales for this position. Jon Bergelin is given the task of digesting the "No" to legalization position and presenting that proposition to the class. Discussion will follow the presentations.
Class # 15. SEPTEMBER 30 WEDNESDAY. Forfeiture of Assets: Effective Enforcement Tool or Theft by Law Enforcement?Everyone shall read this excerpt from Bennis v. Michigan, 515 U.S. 442 (1996). Also readthis article, which supports the concept of forfeiture as an appropriate law enforcement tool. This article will be prepared for class presentation by Patrick Bowe.In opposition to the use of forfeiture,this second articletakes the opposing side and suggests that there are several drawbacks to forfeiture practice. The opposing position inthis second articlewill be prepared for class presentation by Zack Bowen.
Class # 16 OCTOBER 2 FRIDAY. Does Arresting Spousal Batterers Do More Harm than Good?Janell Schmidt and Lawrence Sherman contend that mandatory arrest is not the best policy in all cases and would vote, "Yes" on this proposition. The "Yes" position, which can also be found onthis link, shall be prepared and presented to class by W.C. Clements. Taking the position that batters should always be arrested is Evan Stark who thinks the answer to the above question should be "No." Stark's position is to be presented by Bryce Ellis.In addition to being in our reader, Stark's article can be found on this link. One expects spirited debate on this issue and, at a minimum, discussion will follow.
Class # 17. OCTOBER 5 MONDAY. Issue 18: Hickey: pp. 352-363. Should Juries Be Able to Disregard the Law and Free "Guilty" Persons in Racially Charged Cases? Clay Hellyer will read, prepare, and present the "yes" side. The "no" position will be read, prepared, and presented by Bryce Ellis . Discussion of the issue will ensue following the presentations.
Class # 18. OCTOBER 7 WEDNESDAY. Mini Seminar on Organization of Paper, Grammar Concerns, Documentation of Sources for the Paper. This class will attempt to answer questions concerning where to find answers to documentation issues and how to organize the paper. Trythis linkfor some valuable MLA assistance. There will be some discussion of the formal paper Presentation to the Class.Your Outline ( this link) [complete with annotations of your major sources] of your paper should have been delivered to the instructor by 14 October 2009.If you are having problems with the outline, pleaselet the instructor know so that the matter can beresolved. Problems can be addressed during this class, so bring them to class for resolution.
Class # 19 OCTOBER 12 MONDAY. Are the New Sex Offender Laws Rational?This topic relates to Megan's Law, which was designed to alert neighbors when a released sex offender moved to a residential area following release from confinement. For links to a state by state registry of Megan's Law web sites, trythis link. To see what the attorney general of California has concerning Megan's Law, try this link. Everyone should read this introductory material on Megan's Law at this link. There are many states which have similar Megan's Law provisions. Do these laws really work or do they just make the lawmakers and parents feel good that "something has been done?"Megan Mihok will present the "yes" side which is available at this link. The opposing side, which considers that the new laws are not effective is available at this link and will be presented byDevin Nugent. Discussion will begin following the presentations. A postscript of the articles is available atthis link. Search for registered sex offenders in Ohio by Zip Code at this link.
Class # 20 OCTOBER 14 WEDNESDAY: FIRST EXAMINATION. PLEASE BRING A NEW BLUEBOOK TO THE EXAM. DO NOT WRITE IN OR ON IT PRIOR TO EXCHANGING IT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR. First Examination. Bring a new blue book and an ink pen with which to write. Please do not put your name on the blue book or write in or on your blue book prior to exchanging it with the instructor. Thank you.
Class # 21 OCTOBER 16 FRIDAY. Should our society have private police and private police departments or should all police officers be public employees or should there be an appropriate mix? The public v. private policing issue has been around a long time. Try this link for an overview of both sides of this quandry. For an article that appears to look at both sides of the equation, click on this link. Jon Waag will present some of the issues involving the article, "The Private Arm of the Law" found at this web site. Simon Abboud will review this article dealing with the profit motive for private police officers and how private policing can create odd loyalties. Following the presentations, the class will discuss what should be the appropriate public policy in this area. Thanks to Matt Bonestroo for suggesting this interesting topic and for providing some links.
Class #22 OCTOBER 19 MONDAY Megan's Law and Registration of Prior Offenders. The case of John Doe v. Connecticut Department of Public Safety, 271 F3d 38 (2001) has been posted at this link. John Doe did not desire to register as a sex offender because his offenses pre-dated the registration requirements of Megan's Law in Connecticut. He argued that Megan's Law violated his right to be free from ex post facto punishment and his rights under the double jeopardy provision of the Constitution, among other complaints. Consider it your assignment for this class to read and prepare to discuss the case in class from a perspective of the requirements of (1)Megan's Law, the argument of John Doe concerning (2)due process, and John Doe's argument concerning the (3) ex post facto effect of the law. This case involves a person required to register under Connecticut's version of Megan's Law. He had received an injunction against enforcement of parts of the law which Connecticut appealed to the Court of Appeals. John Doe lost on another part of his suit which he appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The presenters for this case will be EVERYONE AND ANYONE CAN BE TASKED WITH EXPLAINING THE CASE. The Supreme Court of the United States reversed John Doe's partial victory by reversing the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case, Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe, 538 U.S. 1 (2003). The Court's syllabus of the case can be found on this link. Also, check out this link to Halloween restrictions for Megan's Law registrants for this year's Halloween celebrations. And click on this link to read about the fact that Wisconsin and Ohio are considering whether to make sex offenders display distinctively colored license plates on their motor vehicles.
Class #23 OCTOBER 21 WEDNESDAY Hickey: Issue 11. Should Serial Killers and Violent Offenders Be Quarantined for Life? There is the view that, especially sexual offenders, some criminals are quite likely to re-offend on a continuous basis. Locking them away may allow society to rest easier. It may be much more difficult to predict future serial killing than serial sexual offending. Should this make a difference for public policy? Ben Barga will present the "Yes" position offered by Frank M. Ochberg. The "No" position is represented by Howard Zonana. Jon Bergelin will present the "No" position. Vigorous discussion will begin following the presentations.
Class #24 OCTOBER 23 FRIDAY Should prosecutors engage in plea negotiation or plea bargaining?A definition of plea bargaining can be found by clicking onthis link. The Supreme Court of the United States seems to have approved the concept since it decided Santobello v. New York. Everyone should read Santobello v. New York on this link. Does the criminal justice system in the states benefit from this practice? Does a defendant receive something to which a defendant is not entitled? Does this make a mockery of our judicial system? Take a look at this article that opposes the continued use of plea bargaining by clicking on this link. Zack Bowen will prepare this material on this article. A prosecutor approves of the use of plea negotiation and gives his powerful reasons. This second article will be presented by Patrick Bowe, and can be found by clicking on this link.
Class #25 OCTOBER 26 MONDAY Plea Bargaining: Putting it into practice in a rough case. The Green River Serial Killer from King County, Washington admitted to killing at least forty-eight women and escaped the death penalty with a plea bargain. Read an article about the plea bargain in the Green River case at this link. The Green River prosecutor defended the merits of his plea bargain decision at this link. The killer actually may have killed many more women than covered by the plea bargain. Read about other aspects of the plea bargain at this link. William Clements gets the call to read the three short articles/stories and offer suggestions and criticism concerning the disposition of the Green River Killer's case.
Class #26 OCTOBER 28 WEDNESDAY Paper Presentation Lottery Day. You must be present to draw; no proxy drawing! Issue 5: Read Hickey:: "Is Racial Profiling an Acceptable Law Enforcement Strategy?" The first article, Page 93, by Jared Taylor and Glayde Whitney, contends that, "Yes," the use of racial profiles is proper policy and should be used. Bryce Ellis will present the Taylor and Glayde "Yes"article to the class and start the analysis. The second author, Michael Lynch, argues the "No" position that starts on page 105 and ends on page 115 and will be presented by Clay Hellyer.
Class #27 OCTOBER 30 FRIDAY Hickey: Issue 7 "Should Juvenile Courts be Abolished?" Barry C. Feld contends that the "Yes" position makes the most sense. This "Yes" position will be presented by Tim Michael. Vincent Schiaraldi and Jason Ziedenberg argue that the juvenile court should not be abolished. The "no" position will be presented to the class by Devin Nugent. Discussion of merits of these opposing views will commence following the presentations. Also, check out this link for a case of a teenager who received life without parole in a Florida adult court for killing a six year old girl when he was twelve. It may cause you to believe that children should be tried as adults or it may sway you the other way. This case was later reversed and he pled guilty to a lesser offense and is now on parole. An update for Lionel Tate after his sentence was overturned, and he pled guilty to a lesser charge. Then, he robbed a pizza delivery man at gunpoint and pled guilty to avoid a life sentence. March 1, 2006.
Class #28 NOVEMBER 2 MONDAY Should prostitution be considered a criminal act committed by the person offering the service and/or by the customer? Take a look at this link to gain an overview of the various aspects of whether prostitution should be criminalized or otherwise treated. One position advocates the legalization and gives some reasons on this link. Consider TEN REASONS not to consider taking a step toward legalization of prostitution. Consider TEN REASONS to consider when supporting the legalization of prostitution.One woman's view against prostitution is on this link.This web site argues against prostitution and has a research and educational function. Would gay prostitution have to be included in order that an enabling statute not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and similar state constitutional provisions? Everyone should be prepared to discuss this material.
Details on Registering for the Soci/Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium:
Students may now register for the Symposium at the following website:
http://academic.udayton.edu/HumanRights/Research_Symposium.htm or click on this link. When registering, students will need to indicate which format they will be presenting in, and they must also provide a brief abstract of their research project or synthesis paper. Students must register on or before November 11. On this link is the REGISTRATION FORM. The faculty organizing the symposium will notify faculty and students of acceptance the following week. This will give the accepted students 3 weeks between acceptance and the actual symposium. The Symposium will begin around 9am with breakfast and the welcome. The student presentations will run from approximately 10am until 2pm, depending on the number of students participating.
Class #29 NOVEMBER 4 WEDNESDAY Hickey: Issue 15. Should the Police Enforce Zero-Tolerance Laws? "Yes," says George Kelling and William Bratton. Megan Mihok will present the "Yes" position. Steve Plachta will present the "No" position. Since everyone will have read the articles prior to class, discussion of the articles will begin following the presentations. Each person will take about 10-12 minutes to present the side. Additional information beyond what is in the Hickey book may be added for the good of the presentation.
December 5, 2009 A Saturday. The Social Sciences Symposium: Selected Papers will be Presented.
Class #30 NOVEMBER 6 FRIDAY Hickey: Issue 12 "Should Private 'For-Profit' Corporations Be Allowed to Run U.S. Prisons?" The "Yes" position is taken by Wayne H. Calabrese from his book, “Low Cost, High Quality, Good Fit: Why Not Privatization?” Privatization Correctional Institutions (1996). Jon Waag will present the Yes position. The "No" position is offered by Jeff Sinden, from “The Problem of Prison Privatization: The U.S. Experience,” Capitalist Punishment: Prison Privatization & Human Rights (2003) The "No" position will be presented by Simon Abboud.
Class #31 NOVEMBER 9 MONDAY Hickey: Issue 4. "Does the United States Have a Right to Torture Suspected Terrorists?" The "Yes" position is offered byAndrew A. Miller and has been adapted from an article published in the Thomas Jefferson Law Review (Spring 2004). This position will be presented in class by Sarah Bakst The opposing "No" position is offered by Elisa Massimino from her article in Criminal Justice Ethics (Winter 2004). The "No" view will be presented to class by Ben Barga. Discussion of the articles will begin following the presentations.
Class #32 NOVEMBER 11 WEDNESDAY Hickey: Issue 14. "Will Strict Gun Control Laws Reduce the Number of Homicides in the United States?" Professor Franklin Zimring contends that laws can have the effect of reducing deaths. This position will be presented by Jon Bergelin. This is a tough article on which to "get a grasp,"so everyone needs to read it carefully. The opposing position is taken by Lance K. Stell who contends that laws restricting gun ownership will not assist in lowering the deaths attributed to firearms. This position will be presented by Patrick Bowe. Discussion of the articles will begin following the presentations.
Class #33 NOVEMBER 13 FRIDAY SECOND EXAMINATION. PLEASE BRING A NEW BLUEBOOK TO THE EXAM. DO NOT WRITE IN OR ON IT PRIOR TO EXCHANGING IT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR. Bring a new blue book and an ink pen with which to write. Please do not put your name on the blue book or write in or on your blue book prior to exchanging it with the instructor. Thank you.
Class #34 NOVEMBER 16 MONDAY Paper presentations begin today.