SUNY Morrisville Human Trafficking Type of Crime and Victims Paper Research Paper: The first day of class you will be given your topic for your research pa
SUNY Morrisville Human Trafficking Type of Crime and Victims Paper Research Paper:
The first day of class you will be given your topic for your research paper. You will have
the information learned in class to assist you in your paper preparation. Your research
paper, at minimum, is expected to address the following topics:
? Identify the type of crime and victim it produces
? Look at how the different components of the criminal justice system respond to
these individuals
? Discuss any laws and/or programs that have developed or need to be developed in
response to these victims
? Give your views and opinions on the subject.
Your paper will be evaluated based on the originality of the students thoughts, how
thoroughly each topic is addressed, and the quality of writing. Sources should be
documented appropriately. Paraphrasing and quotations must be clearly identified;
plagiarism will Not be tolerated. While the use of the internet is recommended, you are
expected to use non-internet sources as well.
Students often ask about the length of the paper. Think of it as a tailored research paper,
planning on eight to ten pages or more.
The research paper must be documented using APA formatting. Any paper lacking this
format will automatically receive a zero and reported as plagiarism!
About three months will be provided for the research paper, and as a result there will be
no late submittals accepted. You will not be given an opportunity to rewrite the paper, so
with that said, do it right the first time. Use APA. Do REAL research. Do REAL writing.
Do REAL critical thinking. If you need assistance, take advantage of available resources
including the tutor center and OWL.
The research paper MUST be typed and stapled together. Please do not hand in loose
pages. Morrisville State College
Morrisville Campus
Victimization
CJUS 312- 3 Credits
Spring 2020
Instructor: Diane Dober
Telephone: 315- 657-2649
Office Hours: Monday 5-6pm
Or
By appointment
Email: doberdm@morrisville.edu
Required textbook:
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Crime Victims An Introduction To Victimology (9th Edition)
Andrew Karmen
Any other materials assigned by instructor.
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the study of victims and
the criminal justice system. The history of victimology, theories of victimization and the
collection of victimization data will be discussed. You will be expected to identity the
strengths and weaknesses of the information provided to you in text, articles, movies and
statistics. It is also expected that you will be able to articulate opinions on a variety of
issues and support your positions. At the end of the semester, each student will produce a
paper that examines a particular type of victim in the criminal justice system and critique
the treatment of them throughout their ordeal and discuss or develop programs dedicated
to improving the criminal justice response to that victim.
Course Objectives:
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Prepare victim-centered analysis.
Research & synthesize data to estimate how many people were harmed by
criminal activity, what injuries & losses they suffered.
Explain and evaluate the difference between crime prevention & victim
prevention.
Critique the application of Supreme Court decisions impacting victims
Demonstrate the ability to research & access resources for victims.
Uncover & critique kinds of evidence useful to evaluate whether a law
enforcement agency is effectively meeting the needs of victims.
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Criminal Justice BTech Program Outcomes
A. Identify, collect, and preserve evidence according to standard police practice
utilizing traditional, current, and technological methods in a manner that is
mutually beneficial to all of the stakeholders in the criminal justice system.
B. Recognize and evaluate essential criminal justice-related skills including
computer and network threats and vulnerabilities within public and private
sectors, competent construction of emergency plans and mutual aid agreements to
assist with the interagency cooperation necessary to ensure the publics safety in
accordance with nationally accepted procedures.
C. Identify and describe diversity and cultural influences in human behavior,
particularly in stressful events.
D. Assess the effectiveness of nationally accepted procedures and concepts in
emergency preparedness.
E. Critique the varying goals and priorities of the many disciplines in the criminal
justice system.
F. Integrate and convey concepts through the application of critical thinking, writing,
and communication.
Grading:
Grades will be computed on the basis of four elements: (1) total points earned on the
midterm exam (worth 100pts), (2) total point earned on 4 quizzes (worth 40pts), (3) total
points earned on 2 reaction papers of movies shown in class (worth 100pts), and (4) total
points earned on research paper/group presentation (worth 100pts). There are 340 points
possible in this course. Your grade is calculated by dividing the points you earned by the
340 points possible. The grading scale is as follows:
Grading Policy:
95-100
90-94
87-89
83-86
80-82
A
AB+
B
B-
77-79
73-76
70-72
65-69
60-64
Below 60
C+
C
CD+
D
F
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Attendance:
You are expected to attend all classes. Since attendance will be taken in the beginning of
each class, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are marked present if you are tardy.
Tardiness is disruptive to class and should be minimized. Attendance is crucial to your
learning experience as the material presented is the foundation to future classes. If you
miss class, it is YOUR responsibility to get the material, hand-outs or notes from another
student.
Professionalism:
Students are expected to handle themselves professionally during class. Professionalism
includes attending class and being prepared for class by completing reading and written
assignments, arriving on time, and being engaged and active in classroom discussion. It
is my intent to treat each student as an adult, and as such, require standards of
professionalism that are highly consistent with the real world.
Laptops and Electronics:
Laptops may not be used during the class. Only with the advanced authorization will the
instructor permit the use of any types of electronics. Access to the internet during class
time is not allowed without explicit knowledge and authorization of the instructor.
Please turn off pagers, iPods, iPads, handheld devices, cell phones and/or similar
devices during class time. Any violators of this policy will be asked to leave the class
and will not be credited with attendance for that date. If you are more interested in your
electronics instead of participating, please do not come to class because your activities
are distracting and rude to your instructor and fellow students.
Academic Honesty:
Academic honesty promotes continued academic and occupational success. Maintenance
of academic honesty and quality education is the responsibility of both faculty and
students. Any assignment or test prepared in or out of class (including those in all
electronic media) submitted by a student must be of the students original authorship. All
quotes, paraphrasing and introduction of ideas must be properly cited in accordance to
APA formatting.
Cheating and copying of others will not be tolerated; this also pertains to copying of
homework assignments from other students. Representation of anothers work as his/her
own shall constitute plagiarism and will be dealt with according to the student and faculty
handbook. The presentation of work prepared for other classes despite the topic or
professor will be considered plagiarism even if it is your own work! It is considered
plagiarism because you are trying to represent it as your work prepared for this class
when it is not. This includes partial assignments as well as full papers.
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Disabilities:
Students with documented disabilities are encouraged to identify themselves by the end
of the second week of classes to enable reasonable accommodations to be provided.
Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a
disability should contact the Office Accessibility Services (AS) office immediately to
register for services and receive a Notification of Academic Accommodations form. Once
you have this form, we will meet privately, to discuss your specific needs.
Please contact David Symonds Director of Accessibility Services, at (315) 684-6349 for
further information.
If you wish to use any test accommodations for an exam please speak with me the class
before each exam. This will help me to accommodate you but be advised that any last
minute arrangements will not be made. All tests must be completed the same day at the
same time or earlier than the test is scheduled. Any other arrangements must be made by
agreement between the student and the instructor.
Work Expectations:
Assignments are due at the beginning of each class. No late assignments will be accepted
except in extraordinary circumstances as determined by the instructor. Documentation
may be required. Final projects will not be accepted late under any circumstances due to
the extensive preparation time.
On Blackboards calendar, assignments may be posted. To access details, click the date
and you will be able to review the information. Because of this availability, there is no
excuse not to complete your assignments in a timely manner.
All written assignments must be typed with a 12 point font. Handwritten work will not be
accepted. Loose pages will not be permitted. All multi-paged documents must be stapled.
It is absolutely critical for you to complete your readings before each class and it is
strongly advised for you to read ahead. Some reading assignments are larger than others
and advance planning on your part will prevent the homework from being too
cumbersome for your schedule.
Essential principles will be discussed in class but it is very important for you to raise
questions on issues requiring clarification for your own benefit. Expect topics addressed
in your textbook to be on test or in assignments whether they are specifically discussed in
class or not.
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As part of class assignments, you may be required to submit source-based papers. In
other words, you are always expected to cite your sources. Below are the rules and
expectations for source-based papers held by the entire Criminal Justice Department:
Expectations for Source-Based Papers
As part of this course, you will be asked to write an original resource paper. Your
instructor will specify what sources you can use, how many there must be, and give you
other specifics about the assignment. This sheet gives some general expectations about
resource-based papers that will apply to all your classes in the Criminal Justice program.
It is the facultys expectation that you are aware of these expectations and will comply
with them in all your assignments that are based in sources (textbooks, books, websites
etc.)
You should consider any formal writing that you have to doin the classroom or on the
jobas a reflection of yourself and your professionalism. To be considered a
professional, you have to present yourself properlyin the way you dress, in the way you
interact with others, and in the way you write.
These general guidelines are to help you understand how to present yourself in writing in
a way that will allow others who look at the work to understand that you aspire to be
taken seriously as someone who wants to be a professional in the criminal justice field.
GUIDELINES AND GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
1.
The purpose of writing is for you to present your thoughts on an assigned topic or
question that are backed up by material you find in sources (books, articles, websites etc.)
2.
Any material you use from another source must be attributed. The material may
be directly quoted, summarized, or paraphrased. But if the idea you are discussing is
someone elses, you must give credit to that source in your writing.
3.
You should use the citation system approved by the American Psychological
Association in your writing. For more information about this system of citation, you can
refer http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/. The American Psychological
Association also has software available for a one-time lifetime access to assist you.
There are other terrific websites available and your librarian is always willing to help. In
any professional writing, failure to cite material properly is considered plagiarism,
whether you intended it to be or not. The lack of citation (quotation marks, page
reference etc) is what makes the writing plagiarized. It doesnt matter if you didnt mean
to plagiarize.
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4.
Using the APA style is a key part of doing this assignment and not something
extra.
5.
To use APA style properly, you must give a proper citation for all source material
you use and you must include a list of references (all the sources you used) at the end
of your paper. There are very specific formats for doing both these things and you are
expected to follow those.
6.
In addition to using APA style, your work should be free of spelling and technical
errors. You cannot rely on spell check to do your proofreading for you as the program is
not designed to discern between similar words and define all grammatical errors.
7.
The colleges policy on Academic Integrity sets the penalties for failure to use
source material correct. For the first offense, the penalty is failure of the assignment. For
any subsequent offenses, the penalty is failure of the course. The full policy is given in
the Student Handbook, which is available online and will be followed in this course.
Reaction Paper:
We will be watching two full movies in class. The first is a movie which depicts a hate
crime and the second will discuss terrorist crime victims. After watching these movies
you will submit a 5 page reaction paper (worth 50pts each) as to the nature of the crime,
the reaction from law enforcement, media, prosecution, and the community. You should
discuss how these land mark cases have shaped our current criminal justice system and
how these victims changed the lives of every day Americans.
Midterm:
There will be a midterm exam that will encompass all the material that had been
discussed in class or not, since the beginning day one. This material may include but is
not limited to text book readings, class lectures, video presentations, and/or guest
speakers. No make-up exams will be scheduled. This exam will consist of multiple
choices, true and false, and short answers questions. The total points one can earn is
100pts.
Quizzes:
There will be a total of 4 quizzes, 10pts each, for a total of 40pts earned. They may be
given in the beginning of class or at the end. They are intended to reinforce your
knowledge and understanding of significant concepts and material. Make up quizzes will
not be permitted! This enforces the attendance policy. If you show up late or decide to
leave early, you may miss a quiz.
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Research Paper:
The first day of class you will be given your topic for your research paper. You will have
the information learned in class to assist you in your paper preparation. Your research
paper, at minimum, is expected to address the following topics:
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Identify the type of crime and victim it produces
Look at how the different components of the criminal justice system respond to
these individuals
Discuss any laws and/or programs that have developed or need to be developed in
response to these victims
Give your views and opinions on the subject.
Your paper will be evaluated based on the originality of the students thoughts, how
thoroughly each topic is addressed, and the quality of writing. Sources should be
documented appropriately. Paraphrasing and quotations must be clearly identified;
plagiarism will Not be tolerated. While the use of the internet is recommended, you are
expected to use non-internet sources as well.
Students often ask about the length of the paper. Think of it as a tailored research paper,
planning on eight to ten pages or more.
The research paper must be documented using APA formatting. Any paper lacking this
format will automatically receive a zero and reported as plagiarism!
About three months will be provided for the research paper, and as a result there will be
no late submittals accepted. You will not be given an opportunity to rewrite the paper, so
with that said, do it right the first time. Use APA. Do REAL research. Do REAL writing.
Do REAL critical thinking. If you need assistance, take advantage of available resources
including the tutor center and OWL.
The research paper MUST be typed and stapled together. Please do not hand in loose
pages.
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Research Paper Rubric:
Content
Area
APA
Format
Statement
Of
Hypothesis
Or
Focus of
Research
Excellent
A to A-
Average to Good
B+ to C+
Poor
C- to D
? Reference list
(Alphabetically)
? All references
On list appear in paper
(0-1error)
? All citations in
Paper are in correct
Format. (0-1error)
? All needed
Citations are in the paper
(0-1error)
? Title page &
Pagination (0-1error)
? Margins are
Correct.
? Reference list
NOT alphabetical
(2-3 errors)
? Some references
On list not used in paper
(2-3 errors)
? Some citations
In paper are not in
Correct format
(2-3errors)
? Some needed
Citations in paper are
Missing (2-3 errors)
? Title page &
Pagination have several
Errors (2-3 errors)
? Reference list
Missing
? Few or No
References on list
Appear in paper
(4+ errors)
? Few or No
References in paper
On list (4+ errors)
? No
Pagination
? No title page
? Improper
Margins (not 1)
15-20 POINTS
8-14 POINTS
0-7 POINTS
? Research is
Clearly appropriate to
Course focus
? Clearly stated
Hypothesis
OR
? Clearly stated
Research question
OR
? Clearly stated
Research concepts
15-20 POINTS
? Research not
Entirely appropriate to
Course focus
? Hypothesis
Unclear
OR
? Research
question
Unclear
OR
? Research
Concepts unclear
8-14 POINTS
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? Research not
Appropriate to course
Focus
? Hypothesis
NOT stated
OR
? Research
Question not stated
OR
? Research
Concepts unclear
0-7 POINTS
Content of
Paper
Grammar
&
Spelling
? ALL resources
From approved sources
? Ideas are put
forth
In a comprehensive
Manner
? Paper reads as
Cohesive whole
? Required # of
Pages
? Missing 1-2
Resources
? 1-2 resources
from unapproved sources
? Ideas sometimes
Not comprehensive
? Paper has 1-2
Areas that lack focus
? Missing 1-1 ½
Pages
15-20 POINTS
? Few errors in
Grammar (2 or less)
? Few errors in
Spelling
8-14 POINTS
? Multiple errors in
Grammar (3-5 errors)
? Multiple errors in
Spelling
15-20 POINTS
? Applicable to
Topic
Conclusions
? Applicable to
Drawn &
Research
Defended
? Applicable to
Course
8-14 POINTS
? Somewhat
Applicable to topic
? Somewhat
Applicable to research
? Somewhat
Applicable to course
15-20 POINTS
8-14 POINTS
9
? Missing 3 or
More resources
? 3 or more
resources from unapproved sources
? Ideas not
Comprehensive
? Paper lacks
Focus
? Missing
2+
pages
0-7 POINTS
? Many errors
In Grammar (more
than 5 errors)
? Many errors
In Spelling (more
than 5 errors)
0-7 POINTS
? Not
Applicable to topic
? Not
Applicable to
Research
0-7 POINTS
Class Schedule:
Below is the class schedule. **The instructor reserves the right to modify the
syllabus and class schedule during the course.**
Class
1
2
Date
1/27
2/3
Preparations
Read Chapters 1
Read Chapters 2-3
Quiz #1
7
3/2
3/6
3/9
Topic
Syllabus. Introduction to Victimology.
Topic: The Rediscovery of Victims &
An Overview of Victimization in the
United States
Topic: Hate Crime Victims
(Movie)
Reaction Paper Due
Topic: Violent Crimes: Murder &
Robbery
Topic: Victims and the Criminal Justice
System Part 1 and 2
Midterm
Interim Grades Due
Topic: Victimization of Children
3
2/10
4
2/17
5
2/24
6
8
3/16
Spring Break
**Be Safe**
9
3/23
Read Chapters 9-10
10
3/30
11
4/6
12
4/13
13
4/20
14
4/27
Topic: Domestic Violence, Mass Media
on Victims of Rape
Topic: Victims of Terrorism
(Movie)
Reaction Paper Due
Topic: School Violence and Campus
Violence
Topic: Repaying Victims and Victim
Rights
Research Paper Due
Topic: Elderly Abuse Victims
Topic: Bullying Victims
15
5/4
Topics: Human Trafficking Victims
Read Chapter 11
Quiz#4
16
5/11
TBA
10
Read Chapter 11
Hate Crime PP
Read Chapter 4-5
Read Chapters 6-7
Study
Read Chapter 8
Part of Chapter 11
Terrorism PP Quiz #2
Read Chapter 11
Read Chapter 12-13
Quiz # 3
Read Chapter 12
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