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Criminology

Mr. Marchand
The Seton Keough High School
2012 - 2013

Text: None. Academic and government on line sources will provide the resources for students to complete the objectives of the course.

Purpose: The course will provide students with an introduction to law enforcement. The powers of the police, the court system, and the resources available to citizens to protect themselves will be subjects of study.

Skills: Students should develop a knowledge set concerning the administration of justice in the United States.

Students should develop deductive and inductive reasoning to find legal solutions to problems and issues.

Students should develop a knowledge base of on line resources available to law enforcement professionals and citizens seeking to fully excewrcise their rights.

Students will develop and carry out a research plan that meets the standards of the most advanced high school students, and will learn how to deal with a variety of methods of assessment.

Objectives: Are at the beginning of the syllabus.
Click Here For G Frame Syllabus

Click Here for Journal Assignments

Click Here for Homework Assignments

Click Here for Activities Page

Testing and Assessment Calendar

Research Paper Schedule

Click Here For Peer Review Worksheet

Grading Rubric

These are the performance standards that lead to the specific grade that you wish to earn for the course. Achievement of you desired grade can be reasonably be expected if you complete assignments, perform tasks and achieve assessment results that are consistent with these standards.
GRADE
 Mastery of Vocabulary Reading to Learn
 Homework and Use of Web Resources
 Group Work
 Project Assignments Tests, Quizzes, Assessment
A
 Can use vocabulary in everyday speech, and can put vocabulary together with assignments and tests
 Reads each section before doing homework, seeks links, similarities and differences between words and concepts in the section Completes all homework assignments, does homework after reading the assigned section, uses the web to reinforce understanding
 Completes all parts of the assignment, performs work and positively contributes to the group activity Completes project assignments over enough time to make sure the final product exceeds all objectives
 Masters detail knowledge (multiple choice/ short answer), analysis (comparisons and description), and synthesis (essay)
B
 Can relate vocabulary to current instruction and previous assignments and tests
 Reads most sections before doing homework, sometimes finds links, similarities and differences between words and concepts in the section Completes most homework assignments, does most homework after reading the assigned section, frequently uses web resources and searches the web to reinforce understanding Completes all parts of the assignment, performs work and positively contributes to the group activity
 Completes project assignments with a strong knowledge of the content of the project
 Understands detail knowledge (multiple choice/ short answer), analysis (comparisons and description), and synthesis (essay)
C
 Can relate vocabulary to current instruction Skims sections to find homework vocabulary, usually does not read the section
 Looks at vocabulary first, tries to find vocabulary in the section, does not seek similarities or differences between words and concepts in the section, uses the web for specific assignments
 Completes enough work to help the group complete requirements of the group assignment
 Completes the project with all objectives barely accomplished
 Understands one of the following:
detail knowledge (multiple choice/ short answer), analysis (comparisons and description), or synthesis (essay)
D
 Can define most vocabulary words
 Tries to find homework vocabulary in index and/ or dictionary without reading the section
 Defines vocabulary and answers questions without seeking similarities or differences between words and concepts in the section, rarely uses the web
 Does not contribute equally to help the group complete the assignment, depends on other group members to complete project
 Completes the project with some objectives minimally accomplished
 Asks the question "what material is going to be on the test"
(NOTE: It's DEFINITELY
OK to ask what SECTIONS or CHAPTERS are on the quiz/ test!)
F
 Cannot define vocabulary
 Makes no attempt to read assigned sections
 Does not do homework, does not use web resources
 Does not participate in the group assignment
 Does not complete (partial grade) or turn in the project (grade of 0)
 Does not meet the minimal requirements of the assessment


Journals

Each student will keep a journal in a separate section of her notebook. Each Journal entry will be worth up to 25 points. The guidelines for writing Journal entries may be found at Journal Guidelines.

Projects and Research Papers

1. Here is the 2nd Semester Research Paper Assignment and Schedule.
2. There is a peer review component this semester too. You will need the Peer Review Rubric.

Web Resources

NCJRS Resources
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Updated 3/13/2013
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