CJ 160 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH METHODS SPRING 2000 SYLLABUS R. B. Taylor http://www.rbtaylor.net This syllabus, and all linked pages, unless otherwise indicated, are the sole property of Ralph B. Taylor and © 1999 & 2000 by Ralph B. Taylor. All users have the right to freely access and copy these pages provided that they: acknowledge the source, do not make changes on any pages, and do not charge more than copying costs for distribution.

Class Bulletin Board 5/22 Upon checking it turned out that for a few students there were some errors in the 160 final grade sheet having to do with scores for Paper 1. Those have been adjusted. Change of grade cards are going in to reflect those changes. In addition, a couple of late paper 4s' have been received -- this was as of last Tuesday -- and graded

You can click below and you can see the original grade turned in for you, and the LATEST grade. If there is an X in the last column, a changed grade will be filed for you today. IN NO CASES ARE WE FILING CHANGES OF GRADE THAT RESULT IN A LOWER GRADE. In addition, I am returning Paper 4 today; it will be in a mailbox in the CJ office. On your paper may appear one or more problem numbers. To see that problem list click below. I apologize for any inconveniences the grading problems may have caused. CLICK HERE for final adjusted grade list CLICK HERE for paper 4 problem list

We hope to be posting a report on the competencies assessment later this month or very early next month....

Time and Place: 10:10 - 11:30 Tuesday and Thursday TLC 103
Instructor: R. B. Taylor
Teaching Assistant: Patrick McConnell

Getting Hold of the Instructor
Purpose
A Revised Approach for this course
Classroom Expectations
Readings (see below for questions)
Sequence of Topics and Readings
What Your Grade is Based On
Grading Policies
Webliographies
Special note on coverage
Handouts and results of class exercises (not active)
Group work on predictors for survey variables: drinking & driving Group work on survey: Gun examples (MAR/APR '00) >>>>>>>>
Paper Assignments
MEMOS BY DATE
Results from the General Social Survey, 1972 through 1996, for in-class exercise on pistol ownership	click (not operating)
Link to the sites and handout on crime mapping on the web Additional list of crime mapping sites	click click

NOTE ON WEB RESOURCES.
1. I will try to put all the major class materials - assignments, instructions, and so on - out on the main class website. This is found at:
http://www.rbtaylor.net
Click on the link for CJ 160, on the upper right hand of the page
2. There are a NUMBER of resources on my web pages; you should take time to familiarize yourself with them. Mos pertinent to this class is the webliography that we are building.
3. I will be putting up readings on my site that you will need to download and read, or I will be directing you to other locations on the web for readings. You should have ADOBE ACROBAT READER installed on your computer to get at these readings.