Public Policy and Practice in Criminal Justice

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Public Policy and Practice in Criminal Justice

• Course Orientation and Introduction

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Todays Schedule

• Instructor Introduction
• University Education
• Course Outline and Expectations
• Website Orientation
• Course Beginning

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Raymond E. Foster, MPA
EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Doctoral
Student, Touro University International Winter
2007 MPA, Public Financial Management
California State University, Fullerton 4.0 GPA
(Member Phi Kappa Phi) - 2003 BA, Criminal
Justice The Union Institute 1999 National
Institute for Justice, Technology Institute,
Washington, DC Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Incident Command System
POST Courses POST Certificates West Point
Leadership Program Management Instructor
Development Course Supervisor Middle
Manager Advanced Officer Watch
Commander Intermediate Officer Supervisory
Development Basic Officer
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Publications

• De-briefing Suspects An Analysis of the Crime
  Control Tactic of Gathering Criminal
  Intelligence from Arrested Persons LAPD
  Intranet, September 1999.
• Police Technology Prentice Hall, July 2004.
• Five Tactics for Taking Civil Service Multiple
  Choice Examinations www.hitechcj.com, January
  2004.
• Hi Tech Criminal Justice Newsletter 2003 to
  Present (Editor).
• Police Pursuit Technology Modern Marvels,
  History Channel, September 2004, (Technical
  Advisor).
• Tailored Technology Mobile Government,
  September 2004.
• Air-to-Ground Communications Airbeat
  Magazine, October 2004.
• Returning to the Scene of the Crime High
  Definition Survey Technology and Law
  Enforcement Government Technology Magazine,
  March 2005.

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• Small Unit Leadership (Policeone.com, April
  2005)
• Terrorism Crime or Asymmetrical Warfare
  (Policeone.com, May 2005).
• Homeland Security A Needs Assessment (Part
  I). (Policeone.com, June 2005)
• Homeland Security A Needs Assessment (Part
  II). (Policeone.com, June 2005)
• Lessons Learned Overseas (Policeone.com, July
  2005).
• Lessons Learned Overseas Police Technology
  for Counter Terrorism
• (Policeone.com, August 2005)
• The Jump Start Small Unit Leadership (Part I
  of XII) www.hitechcj.com, July 2005
• Field Tactics and the Toughbook Arbitrator
  (Policeone.com, August 2005)
• Homeland Security and the New Threats of
  Global Terrorism From Cold War to
• Flaming Hot War (Prentice Hall, February
  2007) Co-Authors retired Maj. General
• Dror Itzhaki (Israeli Security Services) and
  Dr. Reuven Paz.
• An Introduction to Policing From NYPD to
  LAPD (Prentice Hall, January 2007)
• Co-Author Dr. James OKeefe, Ph.D., Associate
  Professor, St. Johns University,
• New York.
• Pre-publication reviewer Introduction to
  Biometrics (Prentice Hall, 2006) by Steve
• Elliot
• Prepared and submitted several successful grant
  applications.

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON (Instructo
r) 2004 Present UNION INSTITUTE AND
UNIVERISTY (Faculty Advisor and Instructor) 2004
Present HI TECH CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2003
Present Owner FOSTER YOUTH CONNECTION 2003
Present Project Co-Developer LOS ANGELES
POLICE DEPARTMENT 1980-2003         LIEUTENANT
(1997-- 2004) SERGEANT
(1988 1997) POLICE OFFICER (1980
1988)
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Contact Me

• Office Hours Monday, 4PM to 6PM
• Location UH541
• Office Telephone [phone]
• raymond_at_hitechcj.com

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What does a university education mean?
You can manage a long term project. You can work
independently. You can work in a group. You can
manage competing resources. You can read and
write. You learned new ideas. You were exposed to
a variety of cultures. You enhanced your critical
thinking skills
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Course Objectives

• This course is designed to familiarize students
  with
• criminal justice policy by providing an overview
  of
• the formation, implementation, quantitative and
• qualitative evaluation, and ethical aspects of
  policy
• making in the criminal justice system. The
  course
• will examine policy in the context of intentions,
• outcomes and consequences. Moreover, the course
• will focus on contemporary and historical issues
  as a
• means for examining the various components,
• methodologies and outcomes.

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Learning Goals

• analyze the context of criminal justice policy
  making by examining the function of various
  political, economic, legal, and social
  influences.
• identify points of permeability between the
  components of the criminal justice system.
• explain several current issues facing justice
  policy makers.
• model the flow of discretion, power, and clients
  in the criminal justice system.
• explain how the open nature of the criminal
  justice system affects policy decisions and
  outcomes.
• discuss the various policy evaluation
  methodologies.

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Required Text Books

• (Available at the Titan Bookstore)
• Hancock, B. Sharp, P. (2004) Public policy,
  crime, and criminal justice. Prentice Hall, Upper
  Saddle River, New Jersey, 3/e

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Course Requirements

• The following responsibilities apply to all
  students
• Attend class and take notes.
• Read and be prepared to discuss the assigned
  readings by the dates identified in the course
  syllabus.
• Complete four exams (at fourth week, ninth week
  (mid-term), Twelfth Week and Seventh Week
  (final).
• Prepare two, 3-5 page, academically sound, papers
  on issues identified by the instructor.
• Participate in class and online activities and
  discussions.

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Method of Evaluation

• Exam One 10
• Exam Two (Mid-Term) 15
• Exam Three 10
• Final 20
• Paper One 15
• Paper Two 15
• Participation 15
• Semester Total 100

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Grades
A 94-100
A- 90-93
B 87-89
B 84-86
B- 80-83
C 77-79
C 70-76
D 67-69
D 64-66
D- 60-63
F Below 60
In accordance with University Policy Statement
(UPS) 300.020 the /- system of grading will be
used in this course
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Attendance

• Within the university setting, students are
  expected to
• attend class on a regular basis and participate
  in topic
• discussion to enhance the overall learning
  experience.
• As participation is directly related to
  attendance,
• students missing Two (2) class session will not
• receive any credit for attendance/participation.
• Attendance will be recorded by a class roster
  that will
• be passed among the students during each class.
  It is
• the students responsibility to sign the roster.

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Ethical Conduct

• Students should be aware that there are severe
• consequences for violations of academic ethical
• conduct. Primarily, we are concerned with
• cheating and plagiarism. Students who are
• determined to have cheated or committed
• plagiarism will face disciplinary action as
  identified
• within CSUF regulations. For additional
• clarification of cheating and/or plagiarism,
  refer to
• the CSUF website or the instructor.

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Exam One, Mid-Term and Three

• Examinations Exam one, exam two (mid-term) and
  exam three will consist of multiple choice,
  true-false or short answer questions. All of the
  material in the exam one, exam two (mid-term) and
  exam three will come from the readings, lectures,
  videos and class discussions and will be
  cumulative. An in class review will be conducted
  prior to all examinations.

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Issue Papers

• Students are required to prepare a two (2)
  typed,
• 3-5 page, discussion and analysis of a course
  related issue.
• At a minimum, it is expected that the students
  will
• produce an academically sound and properly
  formatted
• work (APA format is strongly encouraged) with a
• minimum of three sources, not including the text
  book.
• The instructor will provide more information
  concerning
• the papers during class. The papers will be
  graded on
• content as well as exposition.

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Final Examination

• The final examination will consist of two essay
  questions
• and will be cumulative. Five potential final
  questions are
• posted on the course website. However, only two
  of them
• will be the final examination. The student
  should be
• prepared to answer all five at the time of final
  because the
• two questions to be asked will be announced at
  the final.
• Although this is not an open book test,
  students may use
• any notes they took during class or while
  studying during
• the final examination. An in class review will
  be held prior
• to the final. They must be the students notes
  refer to the
• syllabus section on ethical conduct for further
  information.
• The student MUST answer both questions. Above
• average and superior responses to the final
  questions will
• include sourcing to the readings, lectures,
  videos and class
• discussions

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Masters Students

• This course is available as an elective for
  Masters students. Masters students are expected
  to produce higher quality and more quantity of
  work. Therefore, the course requirements for
  undergraduate students only amount to 85 of a
  masters students work load for this course. The
  additional 15 of the final grade will be a 5-7
  page project paper as assigned by the instructor.

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Course Website
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Participation Log
Date Class Main Subject Comment Reviewed
8.23 Course Orientation This log can be downloaded at the course website.







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Creating Note Pages

• For study before examinations
• For use during final

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Virtual Office Hours
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Course Forum
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Your Log in

• First Initial
• Last Name
• 405
• RFOSTER405

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General Stuff

• You must read the text and the supplemental
  material before the lecture.
• Reading will enhance your ability to participate
• Participation will increase your grade, enhance
  not only your learning, but your enjoyment of the
  class.

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Public Policy and Practice in Criminal Justice