LAW/GOV 259: 01  Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Prof. Farrukh Hakeem
Department of Law and Police Science, Room 422T
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Telephone: (212)237-8411
Internet: fbhjj@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Fall 1997
 
Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in room  237T.
 
Course Objective: This course will examine patterns of  the
criminal justice process within different countries. It will compare
and contrast different models of law: Civil law, Common law, Islamic
law and Socialist law as these operate within different contemporary
systems. It will also focus on the contemporary problems that are
faced by criminal law.
Required Text: Fairchild, Erika (1993)  Comparative Criminal Justice
Systems. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
 
Attendance: Up to two absences will not be penalized; commencing with
the third absence, there will be a drop in grade for each absence.
  Eight absences will result in a grade of F.  Habitual lateness
  to class will also be penalized.
 
Term Paper:  will consist of paper examining one major model that
is being studied. Papers must be written in correct standard english.
Tests: There will be seven short quizzes and a final exam. There
will be no make-up tests.  The quizzes with the two lowest scores
(or missed ones) will not be counted.  In the contingency of a
student missing the final exam, the final grade will be based on
the quizzes and the paper.
 
Grades:  The cumulative grade will be based on the term paper
(20 points), the best five out of seven quizzes with each quiz
counting for 15 points  (75 points ), and the final exam (20 points).
 
 
Syllabus:
 
Tuesday, September 02: Course orientation. Chapter 1
Thursday, September 04: Chapter 1
Tuesday, September 09: Quiz #1. Chapter 2
Thursday, September 11: Chapter 2
Tuesday, September 16: Quiz #2. Chapter 3
Thursday, September 18:  Chapter 3
Tuesday, September 23: Quiz #3. Chapter 4
Thursday, September 25: Chapter 4
Tuesday, September 30: Chapter 5
Thursday, October 02: No class.
Tuesday, October 07: Chapter 6
Thursday, October 09:Quiz #4. Chapter 6
Tuesday, October 14: Chapter 7
Thursday, October 16: Quiz #5 Chapter 7
Tuesday, October 21: Chapter 8
Thursday, October 23: Chapter 8
Tuesday, October 28: Chapter 9
Thursday, October 30:  Chapter 9
Tuesday, November 04:Chapter 10
Thursday, November 06: Chapter10
Tuesday, November 11: Chapter 11
Thursday, November 13: Quiz #6. Chapter 11
Tuesday, November 18:  Chapter 12
Thursday, November 20: No class. Chapter 12
Tuesday, November 25: Paper Due
Thursday, November 27: No class. Thanksgiving recess.
Tuesday, December 02: Chapter 13
Thursday, December 04: Quiz #7.  Chapter 14
Tuesday, December 09: Chapter 15
Thursday, December 11: Review
 
 
Final Exam will be held on Thursday, December 23, 1997 at 12:00 noon.
 
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