Course Schedule

All modules’ assignments (quizzes and question submission) will open on the date identified below at 12:01 a.m. They will remain open for two weeks; modules will close on the Monday listed in the course schedule at 11:59 p.m. Modules 1 and 2 as well as Module 5 are exceptions to this and will be open for three weeks. You may review the assigned writing questions for each module at any time during the semester by reviewing each module’s main page (e.g., Module 6: Experiences and Processes in the Criminal Justice System).

Students must maintain access to Webcourses at all times during the semester. Should you have problems accessing/logging in to Webcourses, please contact UCF IT Support (itsupport@ucf.edu, 407-823-5117). It is important to note that UCF IT Support is available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Please take this into consideration when working on/submitting quizzes and written module assignments. All module assignments must be submitted prior to the end of the module that they are associated with; late work is not accepted. All times are listed according to the Eastern U.S. time zone.

You will be able to find all of the articles in the course schedule using the UCF Library's Primo Search on the library’s main webpage. To access the articles, you will need to log-in to the UCF Library using your NID and password. The best way to search for these articles using UCF’s Primo Search is by title. If you are having difficulty searching for the articles, I have included a step-by-step guide that may be accessed from the “Helpful Information and Examples” page in Webcourses. There are three exceptions (Davis, 2010; Scalia, 2005; Wilson & Kelling, 1982) that are not available through the UCF Library. Links to those three readings are available through the associated module pages in Webcourses.

Monday, January 10, 2022 – Monday, January 31, 2022

Module 1 – Introduction to the Course

Assigned Readings:

• CJL 6568 Syllabus and Course Schedule
• Course Introduction and Orientation Documents
• Helpful Information and Examples Documents
• Harris, S. R. (2014). How to critique journal articles in the social sciences. SAGE.
  • You will need to read all of Harris (2014) to complete the quiz.

Module 1 Assessments:

• Enrollment Verification Module, Due Friday, January 14, 2022
• Course Orientation Quiz, Due Monday, January 31, 2022
• Harris (2014) Quiz, Due Monday, January 31, 2022

In-person (Zoom) or telephone meeting, deadline 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2022

• At the beginning of the semester, you may earn 10 extra credit points by meeting with me in-person (Zoom) or by telephone. These meetings will be an opportunity to discuss course material, helpful information, and examples, as well as any concerns you may have. You must schedule meetings or telephone calls via email. Due to other meetings and responsibilities, I cannot guarantee that I will be in my office. Please call me at 407-823-3931 for your scheduled meeting. Again, you are encouraged to call me anytime during the semester if you are having trouble with the material.

Module 2 – Foundations of Law and Social Control

Assigned Readings:

Beckett, K., & Herbert, S. (2009). Banished: The new social control in urban America. Oxford University Press.

• Introduction (p. 3–22)
• Banishment’s Reemergence (p. 23–36)

Chriss, J. J. (2013). Social control: An introduction (2^nd ed.). Polity Press.

• Chapter 1. What is Social Control? (p. 17–35)
• Chapter 2. A Typology of Social Control (p. 36–54)

Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3^rd ed.). SAGE.

• Chapter 1. An Introduction to Law and Society (p. 1–41)
• Chapter 2. Theories of Law and Justice (p. 42–64)
• Chapter 3. The Structure and Function of Courts, Legislatures, and Administrative Agencies (p. 65–134)

Journal Articles:

• Chiricos, T., Barrick, K., Bales, W., & Bontrager, S. (2007). The labeling of convicted felons and its consequences for recidivism. Criminology, 45(3), 547–581.
• Kuo, S. Y., Cuvelier, S. J., Sheu, C. J., & Chang, K. M. (2012). Crime reporting behavior and Black’s Behavior of Law. International Sociology, 27(1), 51–71.
• Scalia, A. (2005, March). Constitutional interpretation the old fashioned way. Speech presented at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. Download Scalia, A. (2005, March). Constitutional interpretation the old fashioned way. Speech presented at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC.

 

Monday, January 31, 2022 – Monday, February 14, 2022

Module 3 – Informal Control and its Links to Formal Control

Assigned Readings:

Beckett, K., & Herbert, S. (2009). Banished: The new social control in urban America. Oxford University Press.

• Toward Banishment: The Transformation of Urban Social Control (p. 37–62)

Chriss, J. J. (2013). Social control: An introduction (2^nd ed.). Polity Press.

• Chapter 3. Informal Control (p. 55–81)
• Chapter 6. Informal Control: Case Studies (p. 135–163)

Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3^rd ed.). SAGE.

• Chapter 6. Dispute Resolution (p. 215–246)
• Chapter 11. Law and Racial and Ethnic Inequality (p. 454–524)

Journal Articles:

• Anderson, E. (1998). The social ecology of youth violence. Crime & Justice, 24, 65–104.
• Hawdon, J., & Ryan, J. (2009). Social capital, social control, and changes in victimization rates. Crime & Delinquency, 55(4), 526–549.
• Sarat, A., Blumstein, K., Jones, A., Richard, H., Sprung-Keyer, M., & Weaver, R. (2013). Botched executions and the struggle to end capital punishment: A twentieth century story. Law & Social Inquiry, 38(3), 694–720.

 

Monday, February 14, 2022 – Monday, February 28, 2022

Module 4 – Medical Control and its Influence

Assigned Readings:

Beckett, K., & Herbert, S. (2009). Banished: The new social control in urban America. Oxford University Press.

• The Social Geographies of Banishment (p. 63–85)

Chriss, J. J. (2013). Social control: An introduction (2^nd ed.). Polity Press.

• Chapter 4. Medical Control (p. 82–108)
• Chapter 7. Medical Control: Case Studies (p. 164–185)

Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3^rd ed.). SAGE.

• Chapter 10. The Impact of Law on Society (p. 391–453)

Journal Articles:

• Conrad, P. (1992). Medicalization and social control. Annual Review of Sociology, 18, 209–232.
• Davis, J. E. (2010). Medicalization, social control, and the relief of suffering. In W. C. Cockerham (Ed.), The new Blackwell companion to medical sociology (pp. 211–241). Wiley-Blackwell. Download Davis, J. E. (2010). Medicalization, social control, and the relief of suffering. In W. C. Cockerham (Ed.), The new Blackwell companion to medical sociology (pp. 211–241). Wiley-Blackwell.
• Purdy, L. (2001). Medicalization, medical necessity, and feminist medicine. Bioethics, 15(3), 248–261.
• Singh, I. (2011). A disorder of anger and aggression: Children’s perspectives on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the UK. Social Science and Medicine, 73(6), 889–896.

 

Monday, February 28, 2022 – Monday, March 21, 2022

Module 5 – Legal Control and its Impact on Society

Assigned Readings:

Beckett, K., & Herbert, S. (2009). Banished: The new social control in urban America. Oxford University Press.

• Banishment and the Criminal Justice System (p. 85–102)

Chriss, J. J. (2013). Social control: An introduction (2^nd ed.). Polity Press.

• Chapter 5. Legal Control (p. 109–134)
• Chapter 8. Legal Control: Case Studies (p. 186–203)

Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3^rd ed.). SAGE.

• Chapter 8. Juries (p. 279–318)
• Chapter 9. Law and Social Control (p. 319–390)

Journal Articles:

• Rogers, R., Blackwood, H. L., Fiduccia, C. E., Steadham, J. A., Drogin, E. Y., & Rogstad, J. E. (2012). Juvenile Miranda warnings perfunctory rituals or procedural safeguards? Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39(3), 229–249.
• Schuck, A. M., & Rabe-Hemp, C. (2019). Inequalities regimes in policing: Examining the connection between social exclusion and order maintenance strategies. Race and Justice, 9(3), 228–250.
• Wilson, J. Q., & Kelling, G. L. (1982). Broken windows. Atlantic Monthly, 249(3), 29–38. Download Wilson, J. Q., & Kelling, G. L. (1982). Broken windows. Atlantic Monthly, 249(3), 29–38.

 

Monday, March 21, 2022 – Monday, April 4, 2022

Module 6 – Experiences and Processes in the Criminal Justice System

Assigned Readings:

Beckett, K., & Herbert, S. (2009). Banished: The new social control in urban America. Oxford University Press.

• Voices of the Banished (p. 103–140)
• Banishment Reconsidered (p. 141–158)

Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3^rd ed.). SAGE.

• Chapter 5. Access to Justice and Legal Ethics (p. 183–214)
  • Including Appendix A Download Including Appendix A
• Chapter 7. Criminal Courts (p. 247–278)

Journal Articles:

• Campbell, B. A., Menaker, T. A., & King, W. R. (2015). The determination of victim credibility by adult and juvenile sexual assault investigators. Journal of Criminal Justice, 43(1), 29–39.
• Spohn, C. & Sample, L. L. (2013). The dangerous drug offender in federal court: Intersections of race, ethnicity, and culpability. Crime and Delinquency, 59(1), 3–31.
• Valentine, J. L., Sekula, L. K., Cook, L. J., Campbell, R., Colbert, A., & Weedn, V. W. (2019). Justice denied: Low submission rates of sexual assault kits and the predicting variables. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(17), 3547–3573.

 

Monday, April 4, 2022 – Monday, April 18, 2022

Module 7 – Law’s Impact on Society and International Issues

Assigned Readings:

Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3^rd ed.). SAGE.

• Chapter 13. International Human Rights and International Crime Download Chapter 13. International Human Rights and International Crime

Journal Articles:

• Corda, A., & Hester, R. (2021). Leaving the shining city on a hill: A plea for rediscovering comparative criminal justice policy in the United States. International Criminal Justice Review, 31(2), 203–223.
• Quigley, J. (2009). Genocide: A useful legal category? International Criminal Justice Review, 19(2), 115–131.
• Simić, O. (2018). “I would do the same again”: In conversation with Biljana Plavšić. International Criminal Justice Review, 28(4), 317–332.
• Smith, C. A., & Smith, H. M. (2011). Human trafficking: The unintended effects of United Nations intervention. International Political Science Review, 32(2), 125–145.

 

Monday, April 4, 2022 – Monday, April 25, 2022

Semester Paper, due through Webcourses by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2022

 

Monday, April 18, 2022 – Monday, May 2, 2022

Module 8 – International Issues and Governmental Control

Assigned Readings:

Chriss, J. J. (2013). Social control: An introduction (2^nd ed.). Polity Press.

• Chapter 9. Terrorism and Social Control (p. 204–226)
• Chapter 10. The Future of Social Control? (p. 227–243)

Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3^rd ed.). SAGE.

• Chapter 12. Privacy and Surveillance (p. 525–568)

Journal Articles:

• Black, D. (). The geometry of terrorism. Sociological Theory, 22(1), 14–25.
• Wall, T., & Monahan, T. (2011). Surveillance and violence from afar: The politics of drones and liminal security-scapes. Theoretical Criminology, 15(3), 239–254.