CJ 432 – Law Enforcement 
October 01, 2012 – December 12, 2012 

Course Syllabus
 
Instructor: Keoni Hong 

Email: khong808@yahoo.com (primary)/keoni.hong@adjunct.chaminade.edu

Phone: 808-221-1096 (cell) (Please leave a message identifying yourself by name and class number along with a call back number.  I will screen calls and return your call as soon as possible. You can also send a text message to this phone number with call back information if that is more convenient).

Office Hours: By prior arrangement only 

Classroom: Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii
 
Class Time: Mondays 1730 hours (5:30 p.m.) to 2140 hours (9:40 p.m.). First day of class is on (October 01, 2012) 
 
Meeting Dates: 
Oct 1
Oct 15
Oct 22
Oct 29
Nov 5
Nov 19
Nov 26
Dec 3
Dec 10
Dec 12

Required textbook: 
Walker, S. & Katz, C. (2008). The police in America (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. 

Course Requirements:
The basic requirements for this course are as follows: 1) a final exam; 2) weekly chapter quizzes; 3) weekly homework assignments; 4) presentations and class participation

Completion of all examinations and quizzes, all assigned homework, and presentations and class participation are required to pass this course.

Course description: 
An examination of significant and controversial criminal justice topics involving law enforcement agencies, primarily the police; clarifying, interpreting, and identifying the role of discretion on the system [NOTE: CJ 432 is a required course for the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree]. 

Grades:

Your work in the course will be graded on a point system.  

Final Exam	60 points	
Weekly Quizzes	45 points 9 x10pts 105\10pts)	
Weekly Homework	45 points 9 x 10pts	
Class Participation	100 points	

Attendance	50 points 
(10 x 5 pts)	

TOTAL POINTS	 300 points	

Student Learning Outcomes: 
At the end of the course, the student will 
 demonstrate an understanding of the role of law enforcement agencies in society. 
 demonstrate an understanding of the history of American policing. 
 demonstrate an understanding of community policing philosophies and initiatives. 
 demonstrate an understanding of the problem of police corruption and misconduct. 
 demonstrate an understanding of the various law enforcement careers. 
 demonstrate an understanding of the subject of the use of discretion in law enforcement. 
 demonstrate an understanding of the importance of patrol and other police functions. 
 demonstrate an understanding about innovations in law enforcement. 

Course description: An examination of significant and controversial criminal justice topics involving law enforcement agencies, primarily the police; clarifying, interpreting, and identifying the role of discretion on the system [NOTE: CJ 432 is a required course for the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree]. 

Grading:
Grading is based on the accumulation of points.  The final grade shall be issued as follows:
A= 90 to 100% of the total points
B=80 to 89% of the total points
C=70 to 79% of the total points
D=60 to 69% of the total points
F=59% of less of the total points

ATTENDANCE: 
Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes for which they are registered, and the University assumes they are mature enough to be responsible for their own behavior. During the first week of classes, instructors will explain their attendance policies as outlined in the course syllabus. These policies involve grade penalties. Faculty members are responsible for monitoring and enforcing their established attendance policies. The instructor must report any absence of two weeks or more to Retention and Academic Advising and the Registrar. Students should notify their instructors when illness prevents them from attending class and make arrangements to complete missed assignments. Notification may be done by calling the instructor’s mobile phone first, and sending an e-mail to the instructor’s e-mail. It is the instructor’s prerogative to modify deadlines of course requirements accordingly. Any student who stops attending a course without officially withdrawing will receive a failing grade. Federal regulations require continued attendance for continuing payment of financial aid. If attendance is not continuous, financial aid may be terminated. 
*Note:  The instructor reserves the right to amend the syllabus or class schedule. Any modifications will be made known to the student. 
ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (CUH Student Handbook)

Note:  The Policies and Procedures listed here in the syllabus are in addition to those listed in the CUH Student Handbook and is specific to this course and this faculty.  Students are responsible to adhere to all Policies and Procedures outlined in the CUH Student Handbook.

Academic Honesty: 
Students are responsible for promoting academic honesty at this university by not participating in or facilitating others’ participation in any act of academic dishonesty, and by reporting incidences of academic dishonesty (such as theft of tests, records, and other confidential materials, altering grades, and/or plagiarism) to their instructors. Questions of academic dishonesty are reviewed first by the instructor, followed by the Director, who supervises the faculty teaching the courses.

Plagiarism:  
Chaminade University policies regarding academic honesty are explicit.  The standards as clearly stated in the Academic Catalog will be strictly enforced.  There is no excuse for using another’s work and turning it in as your own, and absolutely no value in irreparably damaging your reputation and your class grade.  

MARIANIST EDUCATIONAL VALUES: 
The five characteristics of a Marianist Education are: 
1. Educate for Formation in Faith - Catholic Universities affirm an intricate relationship between reason and faith. As important as discursive and logical formulations and critical thinking are, they are not able to capture all that can be and ought to be learned. Intellectual rigor coupled with respectful humility provides a more profound preparation for both career and life. Intellectual rigor characterizes the pursuit of all that can be learned. Respectful humility reminds people of faith that they need to learn from those who are of other faiths and cultures, as well as from those who may have no religious faith at all. 

2. Provide an Excellent Education - In the Marianist approach to education, “excellence” includes the whole person, not just the technician or rhetorician. Marianist universities educate whole persons, developing their physical, psychological, intellectual, moral, spiritual and social qualities. Faculty and students attend to fundamental moral attitudes, develop their personal talents and acquire skills that will help them learn all their lives. The Marianist approach to education links theory and practice, liberal and professional education. Our age has been deeply shaped by science and technology. Most recently, information and educational technologies have changed the way faculty and students research and teach. At Marianist Universities, two goals are pursued simultaneously: an appropriate use of information technology for learning, and the enhancement of interaction between students and teachers. As Catholic, Marianist Universities seek to embrace diverse peoples and understand diverse cultures, convinced that ultimately, when such people come together, one of the highest purposes of education is realized: a human community that respects every individual within it. 

3. Educate in Family Spirit - Known for their strong sense of community, Marianists have traditionally spoken of this sense as “family spirit.” Marianist educational experience fosters the development of a community characterized by a sense of family spirit that accepts each person with loving respect, and draws everyone in the university into the challenge of community building. Family spirit also enables Marianist universities to challenge their students, faculty and staff to excellence and maturity, because the acceptance and love of a community gives its members the courage to risk failure and the joy of sharing success. 

4. Educate for Service, Justice, and Peace - The Marianist approach to higher education is deeply committed to the common good. The intellectual life itself is undertaken as a form of service in the interest of justice and peace, and the university curriculum is designed to connect the classroom with the wider world. In addition, Marianist universities extend a special concern for the poor and marginalized and promote the dignity, rights and responsibilities of all people. 

5. Educate for Adaptation to Change - In the midst of rapid social and technological change, Marianist universities readily adapt and change their methods and structures so that the wisdom of their educational philosophy and spirituality may be transmitted even more fully. “New times call for new methods,” Father Chaminade often repeated. The Marianist university faces the future confidently, on the one hand knowing that it draws on a rich educational philosophy, and on the other fully aware for that philosophy to remain vibrant in changing times, adaptations need to be made. 

Selected from Characteristics of Marianist Universities: A Resource Paper, Published in 1999 by Chaminade University of Honolulu, St. Mary’s University and University of Dayton. Each of these characteristics is integrated, to varying degrees, in this course.