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Created: July 27, 2003
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CRMJ/SOCA 365 Race, Crime, Law

You will be held accountable for purposes of grading for the readings and exercises listed here. There will be no "testing." That means that you will not have to live in anxious anticipation of what we will ask and how much you will have to know. Instead, we will provide weekly discussion questions, lectures, essays, and concepts we feel that you should know as a result of having taken this course. You will assure us of that learning and receive your grade for the questions and concepts about which you choose to write and talk with us. In addition you will find detailed explanations and examples on our grading policies in the first week's reading.

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Week 14: Week of December 2, 2007

Topic: The Future of the Color of Justice

Dates

• December 7th - The Last Day for Second Meetings
• December 7th -The Absolute Final Deadline (everything except visual projects)
• December 10th, beginning of class - Visual Projects due including bibliography and self-assessment)

Preparatory Readings:

• Gordon Fellman. Rambo and the Dalai Lama. -- entire book.
• Samuel Walker and others. The Color of Justice. Chapter 11.
• Richard Delgado & Jean Stefancic. The Derrick Bell Reader . Chapters 15.
• Documentary: "--- " (to be shown in class)
  
  
  

Lecture related links:



• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. An excellent resource for juvenile justice related issues.
  
• Race, Ethnicity, and the Criminal Justice System
• Critical Race Theory Resource Page
  
• Other Gordon Fellman related materials on the Dear Habermas site.
  
• National Criminal Justice Resource Service. Administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
  
  
• W.I. Thomas "Definition of the Situation
  
  
• Those Infamous Grades and Letters of Recommendation
• "The Case Against Gold Stars" by Alfie Kohn.




Concepts to be covered:



• theory, policy, practice
• illocutionary discourse
• aesthetics of answerability
• the Other
• difference



Discussion Questions:





Note: In order to answer these discussion questions, you will need to view "---" and do the assigned readings for this week.

1. On page 418, Walker et al state: "Race, ethnicity, and crime are bound together in American society. It is impossible to discuss policing, sentencing, the death penalty, or employment in the criminal justice system without confronting issues of race and ethnicity. Moreover, most Americans believe there is a close link. Perceptions of crime and justice involve issues of race and ethnicity." Compare and contrast how Fellman, Bell and Walker might interpret this statement. Which author do you agree with the most? Why.
2. How do Fellman, Bell, and Walker explain the future direction of race, crime, and the law? Are things going to get better or worse? Why?
3. Bring a pair of scissors to class on the day these discussion questions are due.



Self-Assessment Questions for each Visual Project:




1. List the names of the individuals in your group. What did you do exactly for this visual project? (If in a group, explain the division of labor and your individual contribution to this visual project).
2. Briefly explain how your visual project relates to "race, crime, law" (i.e., the readings, the documentaries). What did you learn?
3. Assess how the 6Cs apply to your visual project, with special attention on competence and creativity. What is your visual project self-assessment (provide a letter grade) ___ ? Why.



Suggested Creative Measures/Visual Projects:




Note: Start thinking about ideas for your creative measures. Must relate to "race, crime, law." Must be approved before starting your creative measure. Cannot be something that you are doing or have done for another course. Research cannot be 100% online (i.e., google, askjeeves). Must conduct library research using scholarly works, (not the popular press -- Time Magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated). You are expected to turn in a bibliography with each visual project. No term papers! Allow time to dialogue and present your creative measure in class. Email me your ideas ASAP.



• Make A Box a Week focusing on the week's topic or issues.

• Make a Globe (Origami Balloon). Try it!



Recommended Readings:


• The Dalai Lama. Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama.
• The Dalai Lama. The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality.
• The Dalai Lama. Ethics for the New Millennium.
• The Dalai Lama. An Open Heart.
• The Dalai Lama. Live in a Better Way.
• Desmond Tutu. No Future Without Forgiveness.
  
  
• Jurgen Habermas. Between Facts and Norms.
  
• Martha Minow. Making All the Difference: Exclusion, Inclusion and American Law. Check out this link Martha Minow on the Dear Habermas site.
  

Course Syllabus for CRMJ/SOCA 365 "Race, Crime, Law"

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