Houston Community College
CRIJ2328-Police Systems and Practices
Spring 2015
Instructor contact information
Instructor:
Joe Wojcik
Office:
N/A
E-mail:
Office Phone:
832-493-7337
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Joseph.Wojcik@hccs.edu
Course Title:
Police Systems and Practices
Course Prefix:
CRIJ
Course Number:
2328
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
48
Website:
N/A
Semester and Year:
Spring 2015
Class Days & Times:
TTH 12:30 pm-2:00
pm
Class Room:
219
Course Description/ Prerequisites: The police profession; organization of law enforcement systems; the police role; police discretion;
ethics; police-community interaction; current and future issues. Prerequisite is CRIJ1301.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe and explain the history, philosophy and ethical considerations of police organizations.
2. Define the nature and impact of police organizations on itself and how they relate to the criminal justice system.
3. Review the effects that police work have on line officers and supervisors.
Suggested Websites: www.aspu.edu/oconnort/linklist.htm
Required Material: Police Administration-Structures, Processes, and Behavior; Swanson, Territo and Taylor; 8th edition, Pearson
Instructor guidelines and policies
Attendance: Please be on time for class. If you plan to miss, or are unable to attend class, please contact me via email or telephone
(text or voicemail. Excessive unexcused absences may affect your final grade. A fifth (5 th) absence could decrease your overall grade
by ten (10) points, six (6) absences by twenty (20) points, and seven (7) absences by fifty (50) points. More than seven (7) absences
could affect your grade by one hundred (100) points. It is to your benefit that you regularly attend class. Changes to the course
syllabus and/or schedule may occur during the semester. You are responsive for knowledge of these changes and the effects of the
changes.
Assignments: No assignments will be accepted via email. Assignments are due on the dates indicated on the date indicated on
this syllabus. Late assignments will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor. Late assignments will not receive full credit. Late
assignments will receive no more than eighty percent (80%) of its originally assigned value, and must be received no later than the next
time class meets. Assignments received later will receive no more than fifty percent (50%) of its original value.
Cell phones and other electronic devices in the classroom: Cell phones and other electronic devices, including laptops, are
prohibited in the classroom. If you receive an emergency telephone call, please leave the room to complete it. Cell phones should be
on “vibrate” or silent mode during class, and should not be used as an “entertainment device”.
Department/Division Contact:
Rudy Hardy-Department Chair
Phone: 713-718-5724
Email: hildreth.hardy@hccs.edu
GRADE DETERMINATION:
Your grade will be
determined by the following
Details
Points
Percent of
Final
Average
Three (3) Examinations
Multiple Choice/Short answer
300
75
Police Office Interview/Police
Office Ride Along/Research
Paper
See “Assignments” below
100
25
400
100%
Total:
LETTER GRADE ASSIGNMENT:
Letter Grade
Final Average in Percent
A
360-400
B
320-359
C
280-319
D
240-2799
F
239 and less
Details of assignments
Three (3) examinations will be given during the semester. They shall consist of multiple choice and short answer questions.

The student shall have a choice of a final assignment. Templates for each will be provided on the Learning Web and
discussed in class.
Student Achievement
Attendance: Please be on time for class. If you plan to miss, or are unable to attend class, please contact me via email or telephone
(text or voicemail). Excessive unexcused absences may affect your final grade. Changes to the course syllabus and/or schedule may
occur during the semester. You are responsive for knowledge of these changes and the effects of the changes Students will be given
one (1) point for every class attended. Points will not be given to students who are tardy for class.
Assignments: Only under extreme circumstances, as defined by the instructor will be accepted via email. Assignments are
due on the dates indicated on the date indicated on this syllabus. Late assignments will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor.
Late assignments will not receive full credit. Late assignments will receive no more than eighty percent (80%) of its originally assigned
value, and must be received no later than the next time class meets. Assignments received later will receive no more than fifty percent
(50%) of its original value.
Details of Assignments (Can also be found on The Learning Web):
-Three (3) examinations will be given during the semester. These shall be scheduled per the syllabus. The exams shall consist of
multiple choice, and short answer questions. They shall be valued at one hundred points each
-One (1) Crime Theory Analysis Paper will be submitted. This paper will follow the template found in the Learning Web.
Make-up Exams: Rescheduling of examinations will be at the Instructor’s discretion. Students must contact the instructor to
reschedule any examinations not completed on the scheduled date. Make up exams are taken at the Testing Center by appointment.
Cell phones and other electronic devices in the classroom: Cell phones and other electronic devices, including laptops, are
prohibited in the classroom. If you receive an emergency telephone call, please leave the room to complete it. Cell phones should be
on “vibrate” or silent mode during class, and should not be used as an “entertainment device”.
Department/Division Contact:
Rudy Hardy-Department Chair
Phone: 713-718-5724
Email: hildreth.hardy@hccs.edu
Student Discipline: Students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately while on College property or in an online environment.
Students may receive disciplinary action up to and including suspension, if they violate System or College rules, disrupt classes, or
interfere with the opportunity of others to obtain an education. Students who pose a threat to the safety of others will be subject to
immediate withdrawal from the classroom, campus environment, and may result in an administrative withdrawal without refund, as well
as face subsequent criminal charges, as appropriate.
Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange
reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester.
Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
For questions, contact Donna Price at 713.718.5165 or the Disability Counselor at your college. The Disability Counselor for HCCNorthwest is Mahnaz Kolaini, 713-718-5422. To visit the ADA Web site, log on to www.hccs.edu, click Future Students, scroll down the
page and click on the words Disability Information.
Withdrawal: Students who take a course for the third time or more must now pay significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other
Texas public colleges and universities. At HCC it is an additional $50 per credit hour. If you are considering course withdrawal because
you are not earning passing grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and
writing homework, test-taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be
available. Also, the state of Texas has passed a new law limiting new students (as of Fall 2007) to no more than six withdrawals
throughout their academic career in obtaining a baccalaureate degree.
Due to new HCC policies and state mandates, I will NOT withdraw students for low or no attendance. If you wish to withdraw from this
course, please contact a counselor in Student Services or me. I recommend that you discuss this with me before you decide, but the
decision is yours. The last day that you can withdraw is 03/31/14, 4:30PM. If you do not withdraw by this date, you will NOT receive a
'W'.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
If you are caught cheating in any way, on a quiz, a test, a paper, or a project, you will receive an 'F' for the course. I will follow school
policy; I do not negotiate "second chances," period. Please--if you are having trouble of any kind, discuss it with me. The tiny advantage
you would get from cheating is vastly outweighed by the risk you would be taking. I am willing to help in any way I can, but I will NOT
excuse cheating, no matter how much I like you or feel sorry for you.
The Houston Community College is committed to a high standard of academic integrity in the academic community. In becoming a part
of the academic community, students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. Failure to uphold these standards includes,
but is not limited to, the following: plagiarizing written work or projects, cheating on exams, quizzes or assignments, collusion on an
exam or project, and misrepresentation of credentials or prerequisites when registering for a course. Cheating includes looking at or
copying from another student's exam, orally communicating or receiving answers during an exam, having another person take an exam
or complete a project or assignment, using unauthorized notes, texts, or other materials for an exam, and obtaining or distributing an
unauthorized copy of an exam or any part of an exam. Plagiarism means passing off as his/her own the ideas or writings of another
(that is, without giving proper credit by documenting sources). Plagiarism includes submitting a paper, report, or project that someone
else has prepared, in whole or in part. Collusion is inappropriately collaborating on assignments designed to be completed
independently. These definitions are not exhaustive.
SCANS Competencies
This course will promote reading comprehension, critical analysis and learning how to learn.
EGLS3 (Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System)
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve teaching and learning.
During a designated time near the end of the term, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of research-based questions
related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and department chairs for
continual improvement of instruction. Go to www.hccs.edu/egls3 for more information.
Course Calendar with Due Dates for Reading, Assignments, and Testing (Please be aware that this is a TENTATIVE calendar
and may be subject to change at any time during the semester. Students will be responsible for knowledge of any changes.)
Week Number/Date
Activities
Discussion/Lecture
Chapter 1
The Evolution of Police Administration
Chapter 2
Policing Today
Chapter 3
Intelligence, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Chapter 4
Politics and Police Administration External
5
Chapter 5
Organizational Theory
02/17-19
Exam #1
02/19
6
Chapter 6
Organizational Design
Chapter 7
Leadership
Chapter 8
Planning and Decision Making
Spring Break
No Class
10
Chapter 9
Organizational Communication
03/24-26
Exam #2
02/26, Last Day to Withdraw-03/24
Chapter 10
Human Resource Management
1
01/20-22
2
01/27-29
3
02/03-05
4
02/10-12
02/24-26
7
03/03-05
8
03/10-12
9
03/17-19
11
03/31-04/02
12
Chapter 11
Labor Relations
Chapter 12
Financial Management
Chapter 13
Stress and Police Personnel
Chapter 14
Legal Aspects of Police Administration
04/07-09
13
04/14-16
14
04/21-23
15
04/28-30
Organization Change and the Future
16
05/05-07
Chapter 15
17
05/12
Final Examination
05/12, Final assignment due