Wayland Baptist University
Hawaii Campus
School of Behavioral and Social Science
Wayland Baptist University exists to educate in an academically challenging, learningfocused, and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to
God and humankind.
JUAD/SOCI 3310 Criminology
Fall 2014
Instructor: John W. Little, MSCJA
Time/Day: 1730 – 2200 Monday
Telephone: 688-1768 (Home)
656-0706 (Work)
277-3354 (Cell)
Email: jwlittle52@yahoo.com
john.w.little3.civ@mail.mil
Contact Hours
I can be contacted at any time using the above listed telephone numbers and/or email.
Date: 25 August – 01 November
Location: WBU
Course Description:
Theories, causes, characteristics, types of crime and social functions of crime in our
society.
Prerequisites: None
Required Textbook:
Frank Schmallenger, Ph.D., Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction, 7th
Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall (2015), ISBN 978-0-13-349566-9 and 0-13-349566-3.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the student will have been exposed to an overview
including methods for measuring the characteristics of criminals and criminal activity. The
student will also be exposed to various types of crimes.
Course Competencies:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
. Criminology as a scientific study.
. The measurement tools and methods employed to quantify and qualify criminal
behavior patterns.
. The historical schools of determinism.
. Criminal behavior as posited psychologically, biologically, and other forces of human
nature.
. Subcultures of America.
. Various typologies of crime.
. The nature of comparative criminology.
Purpose of the Course:
Perspectives, working concepts, goals of criminology as well as how crime and criminal
justice affects society in general.
Attendance:
Students enrolled at one of the University’s external campuses should make every effort
to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then
determine whether the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of
absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student
and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus dean. Any student who misses 25
percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of F in the course.
Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course
syllabus, are considered a part of the University’s attendance policy. Each student will be given
100 point for attendance. Each unexcused absence (TDY with verification or orders and/duty
with written verification) 10 points will be deducted. THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE. Lateness
will be dealt with at the discretion of the instructor. Missed examinations cannot be made up and
course work will not be accepted unless turned in on the prescribed day unless the absence is for
a documented emergency, documented medical emergency, documented mandatory service to
the University, documented mandatory military obligations, or other acceptable reason as
deemed by the instructor. The instructor must approve any make-up examination. Delay in
contacting the instructor after a missed examination is reason to deny a make-up examination.
Services for the Disabled:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of
Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational
program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the
coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation
request at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a disability must be accompany any request for
accommodations.
Student Participation:
1. BE THERE – It’s really hard to exchange information if you aren’t there.
2. BE PREPARED BEFORE YOU GET THERE – I will not insult you by reading the
text to you. Have the chapters read before you arrive.
3. PARTICIPATE AFTER YOU GET THERE – Ask questions and help others answer
questions.
Academic Dishonest Policy:
There is ZERO TOLERANCE by this professor regarding any student’s research paper,
project or test that has been completed using any form of cheating and/or plagiarism. Remember
you are taking a Criminal Justice or Human Services and INTEGRITY is the key.
Reading Assignments:
Reading assignments will be completed prior to class or the student will not be prepared
to participate meaningfully in discussions. The student’s grade will be adversely impacted by
evidence of failure to read assignments prior to class.
Research Papers:
WBU degree seeking students are strongly encouraged to retain copies of all research
papers. To graduate from WBU, students must complete the senior Exit Seminar, GRAD 4101.
The Exit Seminar is designed to capstone an adult learner’s discipline knowledge through the
completion of a discipline portfolio or the completion of an approved research project. The
research papers retained from previous courses, particularly courses within the discipline, will
aid the adult learner in completing the GRAD 4101 course.
Course Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated upon the following factors:
1. Attendance/Participation: 10%
2. Research Project/Presentation: 45%
3. Final Examination: 45%
Final course grade is based upon the following:
A = 90 – 100.
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
D = 60 – 69
F = 0 – 59
Grading Criteria:
A basic aspect of the teaching-learning process is the evaluation of student performances
and the assignment of grades. Student’s performance will be evaluated solely of an academic
basis, and not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to the course taken generally
acceptable academic standards. Faculty are responsible for providing syllabi, which clearly
specify course objectives and/or competencies, and for making clear the means of evaluation for
purposes of grading students. Students are responsible for class attendance, for learning the
content of any course of study and for those standards of academic performance established for a
given course. Students who violate academic integrity and regulations by plagiarism, classroom
misdemeanor or academic dishonesty will be held accountable by faculty and may have their
grades adjusted accordingly.
Student grade appeals:
Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or capricious academic evaluation. A
student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or
appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course by using the student grade appeal process
described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for advanced placement examinations or course
bypass examinations. Appeals limited to the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any
stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course grade must be submitted through the Executive
Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee for review and approval. The Faculty
Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more
proper evaluation.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Week 1
25 August
Introduction
Course Requirements
The Crime Picture
Week 2
01 September
Holiday
Week 3
08 September
Crime Causation
Week 4
15 September
Crime Causation
Week 5
22 September
Crime Causation Revisited
Week 6
29 September
Crime Causation Revisited
Week 7
06 October
Research Project Due
Week 8
13 October
Crime in the Modern World
Week 9
20 October
Crime in the Modern World
Week 10
27 October
Final Examination
Week 11
18 December
Something Interesting
TO ALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE/HUMAN SERVICE/PSYCHOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY
STUDENTS
You should be aware that the topics covered in my criminal justice, human service, psychology
and sociology courses deal with REAL LIFE situation. Consequently, you will often be
confronted with, not only theoretical concepts dealing with a particular topic, but also the
REALITY of those situations. These realities can often include aural and visual representations
that can be disturbing to some: language found in texts and videos considered foul and
unacceptable and/or descriptions of minute details regarding the human body including
photographs of crime scenes, autopsy photos, videos, and reports.
If you find these topics offensive and unacceptable, may I suggest you find another course of
study because careers in any of the criminal justice/human service fields (police, courts,
corrections, parole, probation, social worker, etc.) are not for you? Should you become
employed in any division of these criminal justice/human service fields you will find yourself
hearing, seeing, smelling, and otherwise utilizing all your senses while dealing with extremely
offensive people and even more offensive circumstances and situations. This career field is
neither for the “faint of heart” nor the squeamish.
It is important for you to fully understand that just because we TEACH this information; it
should in no way be considered to mean we ADVOCATE such a way of life. No one is asking
you to adopt these actions and/or language use for your own; just understand that it is part and
parcel of the life faced by criminal justice and human service personnel and it must be dealt with
in order to bring about justice and fairness to all citizens.
If you have any questions regarding this discussion, please feel free to contact me immediately.
If I do not receive any inputs from you then I will assume that you fully understand and can
comply with the program content.
STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET
JUAD/SOCI 3310
Criminology
INSTRUCTIONS: Please Print
Name: ______________________________
(Last, First, and MI)
Telephone Number: ______________ (Work)
______________ (Home)
______________ (Cell)
___________________________________ (Research Project)
I have received a copy of the course syllabus for JUAD/SOCI 3310, Criminology as well as a
copy of the requirements for completion of the course. I fully understand the contents of the
course syllabus and the requirements of this course.
____________________
(Student’s Printed Name)
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(Student’s Signature)
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(Date)
GRADING CRITERIA
Attendance/Participation:
POINTS
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PERCENTAGE
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Term Paper:
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Project:
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Presentation:
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Mid Term Examination:
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Final Examination:
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Quiz’s:
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Reflection Paper:
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Journal:
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Final Grade:
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