Jim Thomas - Class & Teaching Material<TITLE> </HEAD> <body background="Graphics/gray2.gif" text="#TYYY64" link="#000000" vlink="#000000" alink="#FFFF00" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <font face="Arial Narrow"><font color="#FEXXFE"> <font size = +4> <CENTER> <EM> <h1> SOCIOLOGY 495: The Carceral: Theory and Practice <P> </h1> </EM> </CENTER> </a></font></font></b> <h1> <PRE> Instructor: Jim Thomas jthomas@math.niu.edu Tuesday: 6 to 8:40 p.m. DuSable 378 Class meetings: variable Phone: (815) 753-6436 Prison trips: (variable; at least 6 anticipated) This is an experimental course focusing primarily on Illinois adult and juvenile correctional institutions. The course combines hands-on prison experiences with an historical and administrative overview of the legal, political, and policy changes in Illinois prisoners, along with the forces that have shaped them. The course is structured around intense prison tours, including multi-day trips, guest seminars, and individual projects derived first-hand analyses and exploration. The course will include indepth readings of policy and practices in Illinois, along with selected relevant readings about the theory of incarceration. The class is intended to integrate practical hands-on experiences with academic exercises that connect the theory of punishment to existing practices. To derive full benefit of the class, students are encouraged to become members of the NIU student chapter of the American Correctional Association. Prerequisites: A grade of C or higher in Soci 388; OR completion of Soci 587; OR NIU-ACA membership; OR by permission of the Instructor. You must also be able to attend <a href="Trips/trips.html">PRISON TRIPS</A> </PRE> </h1> <font face="Arial Narrow"><font color="#BB0044"> <H1><EM>COURSE BASICS</EM></H1> <h2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="495syl.html">Syllabus Sociology 495</A> <LI><A HREF="495assigs.html">Weekly Assignments</A> <LI><A HREF="Trips/trips.html">Spring '05 PRISON TRIPS</a> <LI><A HREF="http://webboard.engl.niu.edu:8080/~jthomas">WebBoard</a> </UL> </h2> <H1><EM>USEFUL LINKS</EM></H1> <H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="http://www.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/prisons/prisons.html">PRISON DATA & STATS from Dept of Justice</A> <LI><A HREF="http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html"> US Dept of Justice homepage</a> <LI><A HREF="http://www.idoc.state.il.us">Illinois Dept of Corrections Hompage</A> <LI><A HREF="http://www.cookcountysheriff.org">Cook County Dept of Corrections/Jail</A> <LI><A HREF="http://www.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/prisons/prisons.html">Prison Information (via ~critcrim)</A> <LI><A HREF="http://www.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/dp/dp.html">Death Penalty Information (via ~critcrim)</A> </UL> </H2> <H3> <A HREF="../../index.html"><IMG SRC="../../Graphics/back.gif" ALT="<--" width="40" height="40">Return to JT's homepage</A> <P> <ADDRESS>Page maintained by: <A HREF="mailto:jthomas@math.niu.edu">Jim Thomas - jthomas@math.niu.edu</A></ADDRESS> </H3> </BODY> </HTML>