Administration
of Justice 462
Comparative
and International Criminal Justice
Philip Jenkins Class
meets Tues/Thurs 9.45-11.00 am
Office hours: Tues/Thurs 11.15 am-12.15 pm in 1006 Oswald;
or by appointment
This course explores themes in other criminal justice systems
outside the United States, with special reference to major European nations
like Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the USSR; and also to Japan.
Grading
The grade
for the course will be based on three examinations, which will occur on:
February 13 March
26 April
30
Each of these exams will be
objective in format, with a mixture of multiple-choice and true-false questions.
Each exam is worth 30% of the grade. There is no comprehensive exam, and
therefore note that there will not be a final examination, regardless of
what the course schedule says. The three exams make up 90% of the
grade. The remaining 10% is based on class attendance and participation.
If you prefer, you
can substitute a paper for any one of the exams, and that will then be worth
30% of the grade. You must let me know in plenty of time which exam you will be
opting out of, and the topic on which you want to write a paper. I am flexible
about this, and will accept most reasonable topics within the general scope of
the course. I can also help you with reading lists and bibliography. The paper cannot
be substituted retroactively for an exam, nor can it be used for extra credit.
The paper will then be due on the same day as the exam for which you are
substituting it. The paper should be at least twelve to fifteen pages, typed,
and fully referenced.
Deadlines
Deadlines matter, and I intend to enforce them strictly. If you
miss a deadline without getting an extension in advance, you get a
non-negotiable grade of F on that particular exam, paper or project. Do not try
getting in touch with me after the fact to explain why you missed an exam,
unless you produce a proper medical note. Excuses must always be supported by
documentation. Valid reasons include medical problems and the like. I am aware
that ROTC sometimes makes strange demands on its members, and these reasons
would be valid: but note that ROTC also provides documentation for these absences,
which must be produced if you want to claim this as a reason for an extension.
The following are not valid reasons for an extension, so
please don't ask:
"I have other exams that day" (so ask the other
professors for the extension)
"I'm leaving early for break" (not if you want the
grade, you're not)
"I overslept" (Always a danger in an early class. Buy an
alarm clock)
Texts - all required
1. Richard J. Terrill, World Criminal Justice Systems: A Survey
Cincinnati: Anderson, 1984. ISBN: 0-87084-835-6
2. Ted D. Westerman and James W. Burfeind, Crime and Justice in
Two Societies Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/ Cole 1991, ISBN: 0-534-15516-2.
3. Simon Holdaway, Inside the British Police, Oxford:
Blackwells, ISBN: 0-631-13833-1.
1. January 14. Introduction
to comparative study. What are we comparing and how are we doing it? Studying
Japanese crime and justice
Read: Westerman and Burfeind, entire book
2. January 16. Japan, police
3. January 21. Japan, courts and corrections
Read: Terrill, pp 241-292
4. January 23. Themes in European criminal justice
5. January 28. The historical and political background to European
justice.
Read: Terrill, pp 103-170
6. January 30.
France: police issues
7. February 4. Key issues: drugs, immigration, violent crime
8. February 6. Intelligence issues in France and Italy. The
response to terrorism.
9. February 11. Corporate and white-collar crime. Regulating the
international arms trade.
10. February 13. EXAM ONE
11. February 18. Organized crime in western Europe
Read: Terrill, pp 171-240
12. February 20. Courts and lawyers in western Europe.
13. February 25. Correctional themes
14. February 27.
Background to Soviet and East European systems, before and after
the revolutions of 1989-1991.
Read: Terrill, pp 293-374
15. March 3. Soviet and East European systems: policing
16. March 5. FILM: Prostitutki
17. March 17. Soviet and East European systems: courts and
corrections
18. March 19. FILM: Soviet trial
19. March 24. Soviet courts and corrections, continued
20. March 26. EXAM
TWO
21. March 31. FILM: Correcting (China)
22. April 2. British criminal justice: courts and lawyers
Read: Terrill, pp 1-102
23. April 7. Issues in British policing
Read, Holdaway, entire book.
24. April 9. Race, ethnicity and British justice; issues of public
order
25. April 14. The impact of terrorism
26. April 16. Britain: drugs; organized crime; upperworld crime
27. April 21. FILM: Prisoner or Patient.
28. April 23. Corrections in Britain.
29. April 28. Juvenile systems; probation and parole.
30.
April 30. EXAM THREE