This will take place by mutual agreement. The instructor will begin class on time and allow a 15 minute break halfway through each class session. Students are expected to return from breaks on time and be ready to work. Papers will be evaluated on their clear organization, empirical support for the argument, and quality of writing. Papers containing any form of plagiarism will receive 0 points.
Papers are due on the date the question is discussed in class.
The major assignment for this course is a research paper on a selected policy question or issue. Your topic could include those discussed in class as well as other timely and pressing issues such as deinstitutionalization, multiple problem offenders, electronic monitoring, drugs and juvenile crime, the death penalty, etc. See the instructor if you want to discuss ideas for your paper. Students are required to meet with the instructor to discuss their topic, and his approval of your topic must be received no later than October 22 nd . Specific guidelines for this paper will be distributed and discussed in class.