September 15 - Crime rates, crime theories, crime victims 22 - History of Police (GUIDING QUESTION: Are police really necessary?) 29 - Police and law (GUIDING QUESTION: Police structure and racism/sexism?) OCTOBER 6 - STATEVILLE VISIT (GUIDING QUESTION: How was it?) Assigned readings from Keith Sevcik ========================== 13 - Chapter 9: Critical Issues in Policing (GUIDING QUESTION: Topic says it all) Assigned reading from Teresa McGee ========================== 17 - Visit to DWIGHT Correctional Center ========================== 20 - Chapter 10: Criminal Courts - History & Structure (GUIDING QUESTION: What are our roots?) ========================== 27 - Chapters 11-13: Prosecution, Trials, Sentencing (GUIDING Question: Does "proper rule following" equal "Justice?") From Dianne Henning: From Keith Higdon: ========================== NOVEMBER 3 - Chapter 14: Corrections - History and structure (GUIDING QUESTION: Do we really need prisons?) 5 JOLIET PRISON TOUR 10 - Chapter 15: Prisons (GUIDING QUESTION: Prisons! Do they work?) 13 - PONTIAC PRISON TOUR 17 - Chapter 16: Alternatives to Prisons (GUIDING QUESTION: Is there a better way?) 24 - Open reading date / Catchup & reports DECEMBER 1 - Chapter 17: Juvenile Corrections (GUIDING QUESTION: What is a "juvenile offender?" 8 - Final reports and catch up [Thin Blue line] <--Return to JT's homepage

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