Course Syllabus Spring 2013 Semester
Course: CJUS 322 Substance Abuse and Crime
Online Course Credits: 3
Contacts: goughs@wnmu.edu cell:575-590-0238
Instructor: Sharon R. Gough, Ph.D., LPCC, LADAC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor (LADAC)
Required Books:
Walker, Samuel. (2011). Sense and Nonsense about Crime, Drugs, and Communities
(7thed.) Belmont: Wadsworth.
Mosher, C, & Akins, S. (2007) Drugs and drug policy: The Control of Consciousness
Alteration. London: Sage Publications
Course Description:
This course is an assessment of the relationship of substance abuse to crime and criminal
justice administration. While emphasizing illicit drugs and alcohol, coverage will include a
review of drug legislation, drug effects, theories of drug abuse, options for treatment and
prevention of drug abuse, enforcement strategies, and analysis of controlled substance
policy. Readings consist of two texts, which will lay the foundation for further academic study,
including articles from peer-reviewed journals and government agencies.
Instructional Goals and Expected Outcomes:
Students will:
1.
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship of substance abuse and crime.
2.
Demonstrate knowledge of drug legislation.
3.
Demonstrate knowledge of the theories of addiction.
4.
Demonstrate knowledge of the treatment and prevention of addictions.
5.
Demonstrate knowledge of the enforcement strategies in the area of addictions.
6.
Exhibit college-level writing skills.
Course Evaluations:
1. There will be 3 essay papers to complete during the semester. These papers will be an
extension of the weekly discussion posts and are required to be in APA format. These essays
will be 3 to 5 pages in length and will summarize aspect of the required reading and reflect on
these assignments and how the information will shape the student's work in their chosen
field. Total points for each paper are 100 points.
Essay I is due February 28, 2013 at 6:00pm
Essay II is due March 20, 2013 at 6:00pm
Essay III is due April 24, 2013 at 6:00pm
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2. The final examination will be comprehensive, open-booked, but timed. It will be worth a
potential 100 points.
Final Exam will be available from May 6th at 9:00 am through May 9th at 9:00 pm.
3. Makeup Essays: If a student does not turn in work on time penalties will be applied. It is the
student’s responsibility to make arrangements with the professor for late submissions.
4. Every student will answer two weekly discussion posts to further explore the
reading assignments for the week. These entries will be substantive, well written responses to
the issues covered throughout the semester. In addition, each student will respond to two
classmate’s discussion post in a manner that expands the discussion and is respectful of other’s
perspectives. Weekly posts will count 10 points and response posts will also count 10
points. The discussion rubric will be as follows:
Discussion postings
provide little or no
evidence of reflective
thought pertaining to
personal perspectives
and professional
development.
Discussion postings
provide some evidence
of reflective thought
pertaining to personal
perspectives and
professional
development.
Discussion postings
provide evidence of
some reflective
thought pertaining to
personal perspectives
and professional
development.
Discussion postings
provide evidence of
strong reflective
thought pertaining to
personal perspectives
and how the module's
learning objectives
relate to professional
development.
Unsatisfactory - 0%
Limited - 80%
Proficient - 90%
Exemplary - 100%
5. Every student write a 7-9 page term paper on a topic related to substance abuse and crime
worth 100 points. The topic of the paper must be approved by the professor by week 7 or
before. The paper should include the following sections: cover sheets, title page, table
of contents, introduction, body of paper, and references. The format of the term paper should
adhere to APA (American Psychological Association) writing format. At least 5 references must
be used for this paper, preferably from peer-reviewed journal articles. All late papers will be
assessed a 10% penalty. 40% of the grade for this paper will be for format and 60% will be for
content.
Term papers are due last day of classes, May 3rd by 9:00 pm
Course Points:
3 Essays
Final Exam
Term Paper
Weekly Discussion Posts
Substantive Response Posts
Total Potential Points
300 points
100 points
100 points
150 points
150 points
800 points
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Score
Grading Scale:
A = 91% and above (720 points or higher)
B = 80 – 90%
(640-720 points)
C = 70 – 79%
(560-640 points)
D = 60 – 69%
(480-560 points)
F = 59% and below (below 464 points)
Suggested Term Paper Topics:
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History of Homelessness in America
Effectiveness of Drug Courts
Liability Issues for Law Enforcement Regarding the Addicted/Mentally Ill
Legalization of Marijuana
Epidemic of Narcotics (Prescription Pain Medication)
Please select a topic you are interested in learning more about. Please review your topic with me
prior to beginning your research paper to ensure it is an appropriate one. I will approve your
topic as long as it is relevant to the criminal justice system and has a component associated with
substance use/abuse.
READING ASSIGNMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS
WEEK
DATES
READING ASSIGNMENTS
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
AND
ASSIGNMENT
S
Class Introductions
Week 1
Jan 10
Walker – Crime and Policy: A Complex Problem
Visit the following sites, review, and begin to develop
awareness of the problem:
Through
Jan 13
Introduce
yourselves and
share a bit of
your career
goals with your
peers.
http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs7/7343/index.htm#serio
us mental
Begin to
understand the
http://www.drugabuse.gov/infofacts/CJtreatment.html
scope of the
problem and the
http://www.nida.nih.gov/podat_cj/
theories of
public policies.
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PART I: THINKING CLEARLY ABOUT CRIME
Jan 14
Week 2
Through
Jan 20
Week 3
Jan 21
Through
Jan 27
Mosher & Akins
Ch 10: Policies Regulating Legal Drugs Part I
Ch 11: Policies Regulating Legal Drugs Part II
See Weekly
Discussion
Board for
Specific
Questions
Formulate two
David A. Rochefort Origins of the "Third Psychiatric
substantive posts
Revolution": The Community Mental Health Centers Act with your
of 1963. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and
response to the
Law 1984 9(1):1-3.
readings for the
week. Respond
to at least two
classmate’s post
Walker - Ch 2: Models of Criminal Justice
Mosher & Atkins - Ch 12: Drug Policies in Other
Countries
Discuss in your
posts
Walker’s Essay
on “Wedding
Cakes” and
focusing events.
Walker – Ch 3: The Going Rate
Week 4
Jan 28
Through
Feb 3
Mosher & Atkins – Ch 1: Drug Controversies and
Demonization
Ch 2: Theories of Drug Use
Drug Courts – see the following link:
http://addictions.about.com/od/legalissues/f/drugcourt.ht
m
Feb 4
Walker – Ch 4: The Prediction Problem
Through
Mosher & Atkins – Ch 3: The Effects of Drugs: Part I
Ch 4: The Effects of Drugs” Part II
Week 5
Feb 10
Post response or
reactions to
Walker “The
Going Rate”
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Answer
discussion
questions related
to effects of
drugs and
Walker’s
presentation of
the research.
Feb 11
Week 6
Through
Walker – Ch 5: Unleash the Cops!
**Reminder**
Essay I due
2/28/12 by
6:00 pm
Feb 17
PART II: “GET TOUGH”: THE CONSERVATIVE
ATTACK ON CRIME
Feb 18
Walker - Ch 6: Deter the Criminal
Week 7
Through
Feb 24
Mosher & Atkins – Ch 5: Patterns of Illegal Drug Use
Ch 6: Patterns of Legal Drug Use
Feb 25
Walker – Ch 7: Lock ‘Em Up
Through
Mosher & Atkins – Ch 7: Policies Regulating Illegal
Drugs
Discuss
effectiveness of
incarceration
SPRING RECESS – ENJOY YOUR BREAK!
No
Assignments
Week 8
March 3
Week 9
Discuss
conservative
approaches to
criminal
behaviors, drug
use
March 4
Through
March 10
PART III: THE MIDDLE GROUND: VICTIMS
AND GUNS
Week
10
Discuss “Close
the Loopholes”
and “Protect the
Victims”
March 11
Through
Walker – Ch 8: Close the Loopholes
March 17
PART IV: REFORM: THE LIBERAL
PRESCRIPTION
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**Reminder**
Essay III due
4/24/12 by
6:00pm
Week
11
Mar 18
Through
Walker – Ch 11: Treat ‘Em!
Mar 24
Week
12
Mar 25
Walker – Ch 12: Gain Compliance with the Law
Through
Mosher & Atkins – Ch 8:Drug Prevention Programs
Begin to
evaluate liberal
approaches to
crime/drug
abuse
Critique the
prevention
programs – are
they effective?
Mar 31
Apr 1
Week
13
Through
Apr 7
Free week – Catch up on any back work that may be
outstanding… work on research paper, or essay papers.
NOTE: This is not an April Fool’s joke!
No discussion
posts due this
week – everyone
who has been
submitting
consistent work
gets free 10
points extra
credit 
PART V: THE DRUG PROBLEM
Week
14
Apr 8
Through
Walker – Ch 13: Sense and Nonsense about Drugs and
Crime
Mosher & Atkins – Ch 9: Drug Treatment
Apr 14
Discuss
Walker’s view
on drugs and
crime
PART VI: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: CRIME
AND COMMUNITY
Public Policy Implementation
Week
15
Apr 15
Through
Walker – Ch 14: Putting it All Together
Apr 21
April 22
Week
16
Through
Wrapping up the term. Research papers are due by
Friday, May 3rd at 6:00pm. Use this week to complete
that work.
April 28
Also complete the evaluation for the course please.
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Summarize in
discussions the
readings for the
week. Articulate
your
observations.
Term Papers due
5/3/13
April 29
Week
17
Through
May 5
The final exam will be available between May 6th at 9:00
am and May 9th at 9:00 pm. It is open book and once it
is opened you will have three hours to complete it. It is
comprehensive and will cover both of the textbooks used
this semester. Unless you have read carefully these
resources thoroughly you will find the exam very
difficult. The format is true/false and multiple choice.
So, please keep up with the readings throughout the
semester and you will find the final exam reasonable.
Final Exam due
May 9th at
9:00pm
Grades due to
Registrar’s
Office May 13,
2013 noon
Course Expectations and WNMU Policies for Students
Attendance:
Attendance in an online class is evaluated by your attendance to the material. You will get out of
the course what you put into the course. You will need to be a self-starter and control your own
calendar in order to meet the deadlines for the course.
Canvas Down Time and Inclement Weather:
Due to the possibility of Canvas down time or lack of connection due to inclement weather, it is
important that you not wait until the last minute to finish assignments, postings, or assessments.
Posting Assignments and Discussions:
The student is responsible for posting all discussions on the Discussion Board and all
assignments to the Assignments posting area. If you are having difficulty with this, it is your
responsibility to contact the instructor so that s/he can get you the assistance you need to learn
how to do this.
Assignment Due Dates:
If you will be late turning in an assignment, contact the instructor well before the deadline to
discuss it.
Informed Consent:
Some individuals may choose to disclose personal information during class. Therefore, it is
important that all classmates agree not to discuss or write about what others have discussed in
class.
Professionalism:
Students are learning professional skills and are expected to engage in class discussions,
complete reading assignments, and meet deadlines as befits professional behavior.
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Scholarly Writing:
Use clear college level writing with correct spelling and grammar for all assignments. If you
need help with your writing, consult with the WNMU Online Writing Center at
http://www.wnmu.edu/wow/about.shtml.
Communications policy statement regarding official e-mail:
WNMUs policy requires that all official communication with the University, other than your inclass Blackboard communications, be sent via Mustang Express. Emails sent to you by various
University departments related to your registration, financial account balance, changes in
schedule, etc., will be sent to your wnmu.edu email address. It is very important that you access
your Mustang Express email periodically to check for correspondence from the University. If
you receive most of your email at a different address, you can forward your messages from
Mustang Express to your personal address. Example - Martin Classmember was assigned a
WNMU email address of classmemberm12@wnmu.edu but Martin would rather receive his
emails at his home address of martinclass@yahoo.com. Martin can follow the transfer
directions provided at the following
link: http://www.wnmu.edu/campusdocs/direction%20for%20forwarding%20email.htm to have
his WNMU email forwarded to another email address.
WNMU policy on email passwords:
WNMU requires that passwords for access to all of protected software, programs, and
applications be robust, including complexity in the number of characters required, the
combination of characters required, and the frequency in which passwords are required to be
changed. Minimum complexity includes:
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Passwords shall contain at least six (6) characters
Passwords shall contain at least one capital (upper case) letter, and at least one numeral.
Passwords shall be changed at least every 90 days
Academic Integrity:
Each student shall observe standards of honesty and integrity in academic work as defined in the
WNMU catalog. Violations of academic integrity include any behavior that misrepresents or
falsifies a student’s knowledge, skills or ability with the goal of unjustified or illegitimate
evaluation or gain.
Generally violations of academic integrity include cheating and plagiarism. Refer to the WNMU
catalog for definitions. Penalties for infractions are as follows:
For Plagiarism: Intentional or unintentional representation of another’s work as one’s own
without proper acknowledgement of the original author or creator of the work:
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1st infraction: Grade of 0 for assignment;
2nd infraction: Dismissal from the class with grade of F.
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For Cheating: Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials and unauthorized collaboration
with others, copying the work of another or any action that presents the work of others to
misrepresent the student’s knowledge:
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1st infraction: Dismissal from class with grade of F.
Integrated Use of Technology:
You will be using Blackboard to take all quizzes and exams and to post all assignments. You will
need to learn how to attach documents if you don’t already know how to do this.
Disability Services at Western New Mexico University:
Services for students with disabilities are provided through the Academic Support Center’s
Disability Support Services Office in the Juan Chacon Building, Room 220. Some examples of
the assistance provided are: audio materials for the blind or dyslexic, note takers, readers,
campus guides, audio recorders, a quiet testing area, and undergraduate academic tutors
(available to all WNMU students). In order to qualify for these services, documentation must be
provided by certified health care professionals. Disability Support Services forms are available in
the Academic Support Center. The Disability Support Services Office, in conjunction with the
Academic Support Center, serves as Western New Mexico University's liaison for students with
disabilities. The Academic Support Center’s Disability Support Services Office can be contacted
by phone at (575) 538-6400 or e-mail at dss@wnmu.edu.
Need Help?
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Post a question to the Discussion Board. There is no such thing as a dumb question.
Send a question as a Blackboard email to your instructor
If the Blackboard system goes down or you have other technical questions, contact the
WNMU Help Desk at helpdesk@wnmu.edu or (575) 574-4357.
Select Online Student Resources from the right had side of the Blackboard log in page
or at this link:http://www.wnmuonline.net/osr.
Course Access:
Access to online course materials will be available to students only until the end date listed in
the WNMU class schedule.
Caveats:
The schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating
circumstances.
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Copyright:
The materials found in this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for
purposes associated with this course and may not be retained by students in any electronic form
or further disseminated or distributed to anyone not enrolled in this course.
CODE OF CIVILITY
In order to promote a positive, professional atmosphere among students, faculty and staff, the
following Code of Civility has been developed:
Respect: Treat all students, faculty, staff and property with respect and in a courteous and
professional manner. This includes all communications, whether verbal or written. Let your
actions reflect pride in yourself, your university, and your profession.
Kindness: A kind word and gentle voice go a long way. Refrain from using profanity,
insulting slang remarks, or making disparaging comments. Consider another person’s
feelings. Be nice.
Truth: Exhibit honesty and integrity in your dealings with fellow students, faculty and staff
members. Don’t lie, don’t cheat, and don’t steal.
Responsibility: Take responsibility for your actions. This includes gracefully accepting the
consequences of your behavior.
Cooperation: Exhibit a cooperative manner when dealing with students, faculty and staff so we
may all work towards our common goals and mission.
Acceptance: Accept differences in others, as they accept differences in you. This includes
diversity in opinions, beliefs and ideas and everything else that makes us unique individuals.
Professionalism: Always conduct yourself in a manner that will bring pride to your profession,
to Western New Mexico University, and, most importantly, to yourself.
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