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Prof. Takata.
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Latest Update: March 13, 2003
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March 15th to March 23rd - Spring Break! No Classes!! Have a relaxing and safe spring break!
"The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars." General William C. Westmoreland (quote found by Zach Alpert)
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." Voltaire (quote found by Zach Alpert)
"Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind. He is the only animal that for sordid wages will march out . . . and help to slaughter strangers of his own species who have done him no harm and with whom he has no quarrel. . . And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for 'the universal brotherhood of man' - with his mouth." Mark Twain (quote found by Zach Alpert)
"Let yourself be open and life will easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed." Buddha (quote found by Tony Ciardo)
"Do not dwell in the past, don not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." Buddha (quote found by Ryan Fornal)
This local hub site will serve as a forum for messages about:
- Latest UWP Lecture Commentaries
- Previous Week's UWP Lecture Commentaries
- Site Additions
- Report of Learning, Spring 2003
- Archives
- Site Visits and Field Trips
- To submit a message,
All UWP Classes, Announcements
- March 15th through March 23rd - Spring Break - No Classes
- Friday, March 28th, 12 noon - 2nd Grid Form/ROL due
Criminal Justice Association News
Check the Criminal Justice Department web page for future club announcement.
All UWP Classes, Spring 2003 Report of Learning (ROL)
- Keep in mind:
** the 5Cs: competency, consistency, cooperation, communication, and creativity.
** Bloom and Krathwohl's Taxonomy of Learning: latent learning, recognition, recall, application, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.Reports of Learning (ROL) must be interactive and interdependent. You are responsible for telling me what you have accomplished, verifying it with your journal, and then emailing me a brief ROL. A ROL must be interactive to be effective. By writing your own ROL and negotiating it with me, means that you must assume responsibility for your learning by giving me detailed evidence of your learning. Link to UWP Grade Form and for an explanation of the grade form link to Choosing Measures for Grading and Measures of Learning
Readings & Forms for All UWP Classes:
- Illocutionary Discourse on Teaching for Peace and Social Justice
- Collaborative Work in Recognizing Harm
- Sports as a Tool for Illocutionary Discourse
- Grid Form
- Grade Form
- Debriefing Form
- Book Review Form
- Web Site Review Form
- Guided Essay Form
All UWP Classes, site visits and field trips:
Racine County Citizens Criminal Justice Advisory Task Force meeting - Thursday, March 27th, 1:30-4:30 pm (Auditorium, Ives Grove Office Complex, 14200 Washington Avenue, Sturtevant) - email me if you are interested in attending.
new Racine County Citizens Criminal Justice Advisory Task Force meeting - Thursday, April 3rd, 1-4 pm new time! (Auditorium, Ives Grove Office Complex, 14200 Washington Avenue, Sturtevant) - email me if you are interested in attending.
new Racine County Citizens Criminal Justice Advisory Task Force meeting - Thursday, April 10th, 1-4 pm new time! (Auditorium, Ives Grove Office Complex, 14200 Washington Avenue, Sturtevant) - email me if you are interested in attending.
new Racine County Citizens Criminal Justice Advisory Task Force meeting - Thursday, April 17th, 1-4 pm new time! (Auditorium, Ives Grove Office Complex, 14200 Washington Avenue, Sturtevant) - email me if you are interested in attending.
Corrections (CRMJ/SOCA 363)
- Course Syllabus
Class Discussion Questions
- Jails (due Monday, March 24th). Note: Relate your answers to the documentaries, "Second City," and "Presumed Innocent" to be shown in class. 1) What are the similarities and differences between jails and prisons? Why do some people use the terms interchangeably? 2) Why are county jails considered the "bottom of the correctional barrel?" 3) What are some problems you would expect to counter if you were in charge of providing rehabilitation programs in a county jail? Why.
- Special Announcements
--- Saturday, March 15th through Sunday, March 23rd - Spring Break - No Classes
--- Friday, March 28th, 12 noon - 2nd Grid/ROL due
- Exam 2 Study Questions
For those opting to take Exam 2, your essay will be written on a Guided Essay Form . The exam will be on ______________.
Recommended Readings
--- J. F. Fishman. Crucibles of Crime: The Shocking Story of the American Jail. .
--- D. Danto. Jail House Blues.
--- John Irwin. The Jails: Managing the Underclass in American Society .
--- Jeffrey Reiman. The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison.
--- James Austin & John Irwin. It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge.
- Interesting Links
Rescuing a Boy From the Streets
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Jail Cam Link. Link found by Mary Frances Chachula.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Virtual Prison Tour
Race, Crime and Law (CRMJ/SOCA 365)
- Course Syllabus
Class Discussion Questions
Juries and Race (due Wednesday, March 26th). 1) One of the opening quotes in Chapter 7 of the Kennedy book notes: "Balancing group bias on the jury is an invitation to jurors to abandon even the attempt to approach the evidence from a disinterested point of view." (Jeffrey Abramson). Why do you think Kennedy included this quote? What is your reaction to this quote? Why. What would Fellman's reaction be? Why. 2) What is meant by "playing the race card?" Did Johnnie Cochran use the "race card"? Why or why not.
Special Announcements
--- Saturday, March 15th - Sunday, March 23rd - Spring Break - No Classes
--- Friday, March 28th, 12 noon - 2nd Grid/ROL due
- Exam 2 Study Questions
For those opting to take Exam 1, your essay will be written on a Guided Essay Form . The exam will be on __________ .
- Links to Lecture Notes and Other Things
Rescuing a Boy From the Streets
Gordon Fellman related materials on the Dear Habermas site.
- Recommended Readings
--- Paula DiPerna. Juries on Trial.
--- Dan T. Carter. Scottsboro: A Tragedy of the American South.
--- Anthony Lewis. Gideon's Trumpet.
--- Harriet Ziskin. The Blind Eagle.
--- Jonathan Casper. Criminal Courts: The Defendant's Perspective.
--- Samuel Walker. Taming the System: The Control of Discretion in the Criminal Justice System.
--- Kenneth Culp Davis. Discretionary Justice.
--- James P. Levine. Juries and Politics.
--- 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.
- Links to the Sociology of Law Handbook readings
-- Introduction
-- Chapter 1, part 1
-- Chapter 1, part 2
-- Chapter 2
Law and Social Change (CRMJ/SOCA 352)
- Course Syllabus
Class Discussion Questions
- Semiotics/Latinos & Latinas, pt. 1 (due Wednesday, March 26th) Note: In order to be prepared for this self-test, you must view "Latin and African Americans: Friends or Foes?" to be shown in class. 1) How does the Latino/Latina experience relate to semiotics and justice? Using this week's Latino/Latina readings, provide an example of "justice," justice, and JUSTICE. 2) According to Luis Rodriguez, why does violence make sense in today's society? (from M&Z). 3) What movies have you seen recently in which Latino/a stereotypes discussed in Mann & Zatz were depicted? Describe them. Were any of the images different, and if so, in what way? What inferences can you make if they have not changed? (M&Z).
- Special Announcements
--- Saturday, March 15th - Sunday, March 23rd - Spring Break - No Classes
--- Friday, March 28th, 12 noon - 2nd Grid/ROL due
- Exam 2 Study Questions
For those opting to take Exam 2, your essay will be written on a Guided Essay Form . The exam is scheduled for ____________.
- Recommended Reading
--- Herbert Schiller. Mind Managers.
--- Gaye Tuchmanl. The TV Establishment.
--- Susan Berk-Seligson. The Bilingual Courtroom. .
--- Luis Rodriguez. Always Running - La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA.
--- Rudolfo Acuna. Occupied America: A History of Chicanos.
--- Richard Rodriguez. Hunger of Memory.
--- Joan Moore. Going Down to the Barrio: Homeboys and Homegirls in Change.
--- 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.- Links to the Sociology of Law Handbook readings
-- Introduction
-- Chapter 1, part 1
-- Chapter 1, part 2
-- Chapter 2
- Important Class Related Links
Past Weekly Hubpages - Spring 2003
- Number 8: Week of March 9, 2003
- Number 7: Week of March 2, 2003
- Number 6: Week of February 23, 2003
- Number 5: Week of February 16, 2003
- Number 4: Week of February 9, 2003
- Number 3: Week of February 2, 2003
- Number 2: Week of January 26, 2003
- Number 1: Week of January19, 2003
Past Lecture Commentaries - Spring 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of March 9, 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of March 2, 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of February 23, 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of February 16, 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of February 9, 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of February 2, 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of January 26, 2003
- Lecture Commentaries for the Week of January 19, 2003
All UWP Classes, Fall 2002 Report of Learning (ROL)
- Criminology Fall 2002 Report of Learning Page
- Corrections Fall 2002 of Learning Page
- Race. Crime and Law Fall 2002 Report of Learning Page