ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
(3 UNITS)
SYLLABUS
Dr. William Bourns
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Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
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Room: 207-B, Classroom Building
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Required Text: Swanson, C. R., Territo, L., and Taylor, R. (2001).
Police Administration: Structure, Processes, and Behavior.
5th Edition. Prentice Hall.
Course Description:
Examination of the various types of administrative and management principles and practices applicable to law enforcement agencies. The history law enforcement management, the levels of organization structure and development, and various management philosophies will be explored. Prerequisite: CJ 2250 or consent of instructor.
Purpose or Objectives of the Course:
2. To explore management concepts and philosophies which lead to current and useful police administration practices.
3. To introduce students to major issues in the administration and management of police agencies today.
2. Read all assigned material and participate in a lecture-discussion format.
3. Completion of all exams at the time they are scheduled.
4. Completion of student assignments and group project assignment by due date.
B. Hour Exam II (multi-choice and matching) 100 points
C. Final Exam: Case Study (In Class) 200 points
D. Group Project Assignment and Presentation 100 points
Standard Deviation +3 to +2 A
Standard Deviation +2 to +1 B
Standard Deviation +1 to -1 C
Standard Deviation -1 to -2 D
Standard Deviation -2 to -3 F
Please note: Your letter grade for the course is based upon your total
accumulation of points. A perfect score would be 500 points. An average
score would be half of this or 250 points. Your letter grade will not be
known until the final class points mean is computed and then placed into
a grade curve (based upon standard deviation units). Remember: You
will not get letter grades during the course (you accumulate points).
The plus and minus grading option will not be used in this course.
Make-up Exams:
With appropriate documentation, such as any of the following, a student may take a missed hour exam:
D. All other emergencies (such as your children) or other factors that caused you to miss an hour exam will be evaluated and judged by the instructor as to the permission of a student to take a missed hour examination. All these events will require some form of documentation.
All perspective criminal justice students fall under a Code of Ethics. For future police officers the IACP (International Chiefs of Police) has a code and for juvenile and corrections the American Correctional Association (ACA) has one. Sociologists also have a well-developed code of ethics. Plagiarism violations (the incorporation of another’s work into your own without citation of the source) are part of these codes. When you apply to work in the criminal justice system, pre-investigators do a background check including talking with your criminal justice professors. Don’t be caught plagiarizing. Plagiarism is a violation of the student code of ethics. If in doubt, cite the source(s).
Attendance:
Good scholars are good class attendees. Much of the material on exams is from class lectures and not in your book(s). Classroom attendance and class participation can help to make the difference from a marginal grade moved upwards toward a better grade. Students are expected to attend 80% of all classes. Students who miss 4 or more classes on a Tuesday-Thursday schedule or who miss 6 or more classes on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule will have their grade lowered.
Electronic Devices:
Please turn off all cell phones and pagers during class.
Group Project and Presentation:
You are (with a division of labor within your group) to develop a police department for some city or town (not including Turlock). Your police department must be based upon a real police department (you must write to the police department you pick and see what administration information you can get including the department’s budget and organizational chart). Groups are to produce a 25 page paper that must be handed in at the time of your group presentation. This paper is to be double spaced (typed) and have at least 7 bibliographical references not including your textbook, encyclopedia, or dictionary. Please use APA 4th for citations and bibliography. Only three of the seven references (citations) can come from the Internet.
Your group presentation should address but not be limited to the following:
A. Type and lifestyle of city or town (urban, rural, bedroom, industrial, etc.)
B. Type of crime and police problems
C. Community expectations and support
D. Style of policing and management
E. Size, make-up, and organization of police department
F. Set-up of patrols and shifts and supervisory style
G. Special problems for police departments (e.g. emergencies, homeless, elderly)
H. Political and community criticism and reality checks
I. Police Department Budget (the more complex, the more points)
Working in a Group:
Please note the class schedule for dates due for group presentations. All students are expected to take part in a group presentation. Released class time will be made available for group meetings. All students expected to attend group meetings and do their share of the work within the group.
A group evaluation by the instructor will be made for each group and
each group member will evaluate him/herself and all other members of his/her
group. A combination of the instructor’s ranking (up to 50 points) and
a peer group member ranking (up to 50 points) will be made in order to
determine a group grade. If you have low points, have is a chance to
improve your score by helping the group do an excellent paper and presentation.
REMEMBER: YOU MUST USE APA STYLE
APA Reference Web Sites:
APA style essentials
NMSU Library
Electronic Reference Formats
Recommended by American Psychological Association
APA Citations (Webster University)
http://www.library.uscu.edu/library/ref/instruction/refguides/apa.html
USCS Library Reference System
APA Style Citations and References
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT
TENTATIVE TOPICS AND TENTATIVE EXAMS
Unit 1 Introduction/Requirements
Chapter 4 Unit 11 Introduction to Schools of Management
Chapter 14 Unit 20 MBO - Management by Objective
FALL SEMESTER 2001
CJ 3160
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE AND TENTATIVE EXAM DATES
Wed Sept 04 Introduction/Requirements/Unit #1
Fri Sept 06 Unit #2
Mon Sept 09 Unit #3 Chapter 1
Wed Sept 11 Unit #4
Fri Sept 13 Unit #4 continued
Mon Sept 16 Unit #5
Wed Sept 18 Unit #5 continued and Unit #6 Chapter 3
Fri Sept 20 Unit #7
Mon Sept 23 Unit #8
Wed Sept 25 Unit #9 Chapter 4
Fri Sept 27 Unit #10 Chapter 5
Mon Sept 30 HOUR EXAM I Chapters 1,3,4,5, and lectures
Wed Oct 02 Unit #11 Chapter 4
Fri Oct 04 Unit #11 continued and Unit #12
Mon Oct 07 Unit #12 continued
Wed Oct 09 Unit #13 and Unit #14
Fri Oct 11 Unit #14 continued
Mon Oct 14 Unit #15
Wed Oct 16 COLUMBUS DAY — NO CLASS
Fri Oct 18 Unit #16
Mon Oct 21 Unit #17 Chapter 12
Wed Oct 23 Unit #18
Fri Oct 25 Unit #19
Mon Oct 28 Unit #20 Chapter 14
Wed Oct 30 Unit #21 and Unit #22 Chapter 15
Fri Nov 01 Unit #22 continued and Unit #23
Mon Nov 04 Unit #23 continued Chapter 2
Wed Nov 06 HOUR EXAM II Chapter 4, 12,14,15 and lectures
Fri Nov 08 T.B.A.
Mon Nov 11 VETERANS DAY — NO CLASS
Wed Nov 13 Unit #24 and Unit #25 Chapter 6
Fri Nov 15 Unit #26 and Unit #27 Chapter 7
Mon Nov 18 Unit #28 Chapter 13
Wed Nov 20 Unit #28 continued and Unit #29
Fri Nov 22 Unit #29 continued and Unit #30 Chapter 8
Mon Nov 25 Unit #31 Chapters 7, 10, and 11
Wed Nov 27 Unit #32 Chapters 7, 10, and 11
Fri Nov 29 THANKSGIVING — NO CLASS
Mon Dec 02 GROUP PRESENTATIONS: POLICE DEPARTMENT
Wed Dec 04 GROUP PRESENTATIONS: POLICE DEPARTMENT
Fri Dec 06 GROUP PRESENTATIONS: POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mon Dec 09 GROUP PRESENTATIONS: POLICE DEPARTMENT