Methods of Offender Treatment CJC 4410 Spring 2014 Tuesday Thursday 5 15pm 6 30pm Bellamy 102 Instructor Leslie Hill PhD Candidate Email LBH08 my fsu edu Phone 850 645 5691 Office 107 D in Eppes Hall Office Hours Tuesday 9 00am 4 00pm Wednesday 9 00am 4 00pm Thursday 3 00pm 5 00pm Course Description This course is designed to give you a comprehensive overview of the methods of offender treatment currently used by our Criminal Justice System We will begin by briefly covering the history of corrections in the United States with an emphasis on the trends in the criminal justice system as well as relevant deterrence theories We will pay special attention to incapacitation highlighting prison culture the programs offered within the prison and prisoner re entry Other topics include rehabilitation special populations sexual mentally handicapped and juvenile offenders gangs and intermediate sanctions This course will be based on current criminological research both quantitative and qualitative Course Texts ISBN 13 978 0 521 00120 5 MacKenzie Doris Layton 2006 What Works in Corrections Reducing the criminal activities of offenders and delinquents New York Cambridge University Press In addition to the MacKenzie book each week there will be an additional empirical article or chapter from another scholarly text These supplementary but mandatory readings will be posted on Blackboard please refer to the course schedule below for the weekly reading assignments Both the supplementary readings and weekly power points will be available in the course library tab of the CJC 4410 blackboard website There is a folder for each week that contains the supplemental readings and the power points for that week All lectures will be available on Blackboard in the Course Library While the lectures are available to reduce the amount of writing done in class merely reading over the lectures without coming to class is not advised and is an easy way to miss valuable information that you will most certainly be tested on Course Requirements With the exception of the first day daily attendance will not be taken in this class however there will be one quiz a week with the exception of finals week The quizzes will makes up 30 of your grade and will be two questions worth 1 point each The questions should be easy if you have come to class and done the readings The remaining 70 of your grade will be comprised of three exams All exams will be multiple choice format and will NOT be cumulative Students are expected to take exams when scheduled Failure to take a scheduled exam will result in a zero unless there are exceptional circumstances and notice is provided prior to the date and time of the scheduled exam All make up exams will be in essay format Your course grade will be determined as followed Weekly quizzes Exams 3 30 70 Please note that the weekly quizzes have the ability to either significantly raise OR lower your final grade and are not to be taken lightly Academic Honor Code The Florida State University Honor Code will be adhered to and enforced Don t cheat Students in this course will be held to the highest standards of academic integrity Any form of academic dishonesty will result in a zero for that particular assignment or possibly an F for the course and may be reported to the University Judicial Officer Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated Please refer to The Florida State University Academic Honor Code in The Florida State University Bulletin and the Student Handbook for specific expectations If you have any questions regarding this policy please speak to the instructor Florida State University Academic Honor Policy found at http dof fsu edu honorpolicy htm Disability The instructor will work with you and the Student Disability Resource Center SDRC to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure that you have a fair opportunity to perform in this class In order to be recognized you must be registered with and bring documentation from SDRC Please inform the instructor of your needs and provide a copy of the letter from SDRC Student Disability Resource Center 874 Traditions Way 108 Student Services Building Florida State University Tallahassee FL 32306 4167 850 644 9566 voice 850 644 8504 TDD sdrc admin fsu edu http www disabilitycenter fsu edu Course Schedule may be subject to change Week 1 History and Overview of Corrections Jan 7th and 9th Readings o MacKenzie Chapter 1 Strategies for Reducing Recidivism pp 3 19 o Sarre Rick 2001 Beyond What Works A 25 year Jubilee Retrospective of Robert Martinson s Famous Article The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology vol 34 1 pp 38 46 Week 2 Deterrence Jan 14th and 16th Reading o Paternoster R and Alex Piquero 1995 Reconceptualizing Deterrence An Empirical Test of Personal and Vicarious Experiences Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency vol 32 3 pp 251 286 Week 3 Incapacitation Jan 21st and 23rd Readings o MacKenzie Chapter 3 Incapacitation pp 33 52 o Petersilia J and Michael Tonry American Prisons at the Beginning of the Twenty First Century excerpt from Prisons Week 4 Intermediate Sanctions Community Supervision Jan 28th and 30th Readings o MacKenzie Chapter 14 Intermediate Sanctions pp 304 330 o Griset Pamela 1999 Criminal Sentencing in Florida Determinate Sentencing s Hollow Shell Crime and Delinquency vol 45 3 pp 316 333 Week 5 Rehabilitation Feb 4th and 6th Readings o MacKenzie Chapter 4 Perspectives on Rehabilitation o A Review of Programs and Their Effectiveness from Rethinking Rehabilitation Week 6 Review Day and Exam 1 Feb 11th and 13th Catch up Review Day Tuesday February 11th Exam 1 Thursday February 13th Week 7 Drugs Feb 18th and 20th Readings o MacKenzie Chapters 11 12 o Deschenes E Turner S Greenwood Peter 1995 Drug Court or Probation An Experimental Evaluation of Maricopa County s Drug Court The Justice System Journal vol 18 1 pp 55 73 Week 8 Special Populations Feb 25th and 27th Readings o MacKenzie Chapter 8 Sex Offender Treatment pp 137 167 o Hall Gordon 1995 Sexual Offender Recidivism Revisited A Meta Analysis of Recent Treatment Studies Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology vol 63 5 pp 802 809 Week 9 Juveniles March 4th and 6th Readings o MacKenzie Chapter 9 Juvenile Delinquents pp 168 191 o Merlo A et al 1999 The Juvenile Court at 100 Years Celebration or Wake Juvenile and Family Court Journal vol 50 2 pp 1 10 Week 10 No class Spring Break March 10 th 14 th Week 11 Mid term March 18th and 20th No readings this