1000 CHASTAIN ROADKENNESAW, GEORGIA 30144 SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE:CRIMINAL PROCEDURECOURSE NUMBER: CRJU 3315, SECTION 01, CRN 80586INSTRUCTOR'S NAME: MICHAEL B. [email protected](PLEASE DO NOT USE THE EMAIL FUNCTION WITHIN GEORGIAVIEW (VISTA) TO CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR)678-797-2477 OFFICESOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSROOM BUILDING, ROOM 4071HTTP://MICHAELBSHAPIRO.TRIPOD.COM WEBSITEDATE: AUGUST 2009 – DECEMBER 2009COURSE LENGTH: 17 WEEKSCOURSE SCHEDULE: TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS 11:00 AM – 12:15 PMCLASSROOM: SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSROOM BUILDING, ROOM 2023COURSE DESCRIPTION:THIS COURSE ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING STAGES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE: (1) METHODS AND RULES OF POLICE INVESTIGATION AND ARREST; (2) PRETRIAL SCREENING OF COMPLAINTS: (3) FORMAL CHARGING OF THE ACCUSED; (4) ADJUDICATION - EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS; (5) SENTENCING; AND (6) APPELLATE REVIEW BY HIGHER COURTS.PREREQUISITES: CRJU 1101 OR CJ 2205CO-REQUISITES: NONETEXTBOOK(S): CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: LAW AND PRACTICE, 7TH EDITION, BY ROLANDO V. DEL CARMEN, CENGAGE (WADSWORTH) 2007ISBN-10: 0495006009 ISBN-13: 9780495006008COMPANION WEB SITE:HTTP://WWW.WADSWORTH.COM/CGI-WADSWORTH/COURSE_PRODUCTS_WP.PL?FID=M20B&FLAG=STUDENT&PRODUCT_ISBN_ISSN=9780495006008&DISCIPLINENUMBER=23 Page 1 of 4INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS, CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS AND CRITIQUES, STUDIO ASSIGNMENTS, HANDOUTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS WILL ASSIST IN THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT THEORIES, PRINCIPLES, AND PROCESSES OF GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT.ATTENDANCE: ATTENDANCE AT ALL SCHEDULED CLASS SESSIONS IS REQUIRED OF EACH STUDENT. PROMPT ARRIVAL AT EACH SCHEDULED IN-CLASS SESSION IS MANDATORY. EACH STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT, ON TIME, AND PREPARED FOR EACH CLASS SESSION. CLASS ATTENDANCE RECORDS WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. WHILE THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN “EXCUSED” ABSENCE, PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF ABSENCES IS BOTH APPRECIATED AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR.ABSENT STUDENTS DO NOT GAIN THE BENEFIT OF CLASS INVOLVEMENT, NOR DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEARNING OF OTHER STUDENTS IN THE CLASS. CONSISTENTLY LATE STUDENTS ALSO DISRUPT THE FLOW OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF EXPECTED ABSENCES IS REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR MAKE-UP QUIZZES OR EXAMINATIONS. EXCESSIVE ABSENCES (20% OR GREATER) MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF A LETTER GRADE OR FAILURE OF THE COURSE AT THE INSTRUCTOR’S DISCRETION. IN CLASSES WITH LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIT AS CLOSE TO THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM AS POSSIBLE.TERM PAPER: EACH STUDENT SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN TWO (2) CRIMINAL COURTROOM VISITS, PREFERABLY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COURT (APPELLATE AND/OR A TRIAL COURT OF GENERAL JURISDICTION (E.G. SUPERIOR) AND A TRIAL COURT OF LIMITED JURISDICTION (E.G. STATE, MAGISTRATE, MUNICIPAL, JUVENILE, ETC.)). IN ADDITION TO OBSERVING THE PROCEEDINGS, EFFORTS SHOULD BEMADE TO TALK TO THE COURTROOM PERSONNEL (JUDGE, ATTORNEYS, BAILIFF, COURT REPORTER, CLERK, ETC.) ABOUT THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE DUE DATE FOR THE TERM PAPER ISNOTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE SYLLABUS. THE PAPER SHOULD BE DOUBLE-SPACED TYPEWRITTEN IN TWELVE POINT TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT WITH 1” MARGINS DESCRIBING AND COMPARING THE COURTROOM EXPERIENCES AND HOW THE EXPERIENCES WERE SIMILAR TO OR DIFFERED FROM CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, THE COURSE TEXTBOOK AND POPULAR MEDIA PORTRAYALS. NO COVER OR COVER PAGE FOR THE PAPER IS NECESSARY. MAXIMUM PAPER LENGTH: 4 PAGES. SEND HANDWRITTEN THANK YOU NOTES AS APPROPRIATE, BEGINNING YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING. GRADING OF THE TERM PAPER WILL BE ACCORDING TO THE WRITING RUBRIC ON THE INSTRUCTOR’S WEBSITE.DUE DATES: IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, TASKS ARE GIVEN SPECIFIC DUE DATES, WHICH CANNOT BE ALTERED. FAILURE TO COMPLETE A JOB WITHIN THE TIME FRAME ALLOTTED MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF A CUSTOMER OR EVEN A JOB. IT IS CRITICAL THAT ALL DUE DATES BE MET. THEREFORE, ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE IN CLASS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS. ASSIGNMENTS RECEIVED AFTER THAT TIME WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF 0%. NO EXCEPTIONS .GRADING: STUDENT PERFORMANCE WILL BE BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:CLASS ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: 15%TERM PAPER (COURTROOM OBSERVATION): 25%QUIZZES AND/OR FINAL EXAMINATION: 60%GRADE SCALE: 90 – 100 A80 – 89 B70 – 79 C60 – 69 DBELOW 60 F Page 2 of 4PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:EVERY KSU STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UPHOLDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, AS PUBLISHED IN THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CATALOGS. SECTION II OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ADDRESSES THE UNIVERSITY’S POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY, INCLUDING PROVISIONS REGARDING PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY MATERIALS, MISREPRESENTATION OR FALSIFICATION OF UNIVERSITY RECORDS OR ACADEMIC WORK, MALICIOUS REMOVAL, RETENTION, OR DESTRUCTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, MALICIOUS/INTENTIONAL MISUSE OF COMPUTER FACILITIES AND/OR SERVICES, AND MISUSE OF STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. INCIDENTS OF ALLEGED ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES OF THE UNIVERSITY JUDICIARY PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES EITHER AN “INFORMAL” RESOLUTION BY A FACULTY MEMBER, RESULTING IN A GRADE ADJUSTMENT, OR A FORMAL HEARING PROCEDURE, WHICH MAY SUBJECT A STUDENT TO THECODE OF CONDUCT’S MINIMUM ONE SEMESTER SUSPENSION REQUIREMENT.PLAGIARISM IS TAKING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK AND CLAIMING IT AS YOUR OWN. WHEN A STUDENTWRITES A PAPER, THAT STUDENT SHOULD NEVER QUOTE MORE THAN THREE SENTENCES AT A TIME. IT IS IMPORTANT TO PARAPHRASE THE INFORMATION INTO YOUR OWN WORDS. THE KEY TO AVOIDING PLAGIARISM IS TO REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING: IF IT IS NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR IDEA, YOU MUST CREDIT THE SOURCE.PLAGIARISM, SUCH AS VERBATIM COPYING FROM READING ASSIGNMENTS AND MANIFESTING SAME AS ORIGINAL WORK CAN, AND MOST LIKELY WILL, RESULT IN A GRADE OF ZERO ON THE ASSIGNMENT AS THE INSTRUCTOR HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ABOUT PLAGIARISM.STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:ANY STUDENT WITH A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY NEEDING ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENTS MUST NOTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. VERIFICATION FROM KSU DISABLED STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES IS REQUIRED. ALL DISCUSSIONS WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.DRESS CODE: SINCE STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR LIFE IN THE WORKING WORLD, APPROPRIATE DRESS IS BOTH EXPECTED AND REQUIRED. EXCEPT FOR RELIGIOUS HEADWEAR, HATS OR OTHER HEAD COVERINGS,AS WELL AS SUNGLASSES, ARE PROHIBITED. STUDENTS