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Course Syllabus


Revision Date: 07-Jan-24
 

Community & Restorative Justice




Credits:
Semester Dates: Last day to drop without a grade: 02-11-2024 - Refund Policy
Last day to withdraw (W grade): 03-24-2024 - Refund Policy
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Course Description

This course provides students with an understanding of community and restorative justice principles and values, and helps them to develop skills and knowledge related to current restorative justice practices nationally and in Vermont. Topics include the evolution of models of justice, differences between retributive and restorative justice, reparative probation boards and real justice conferences, and restorative models and practices that involve victims, communities and offenders as active partners as well as the challenges of a restorative approach.


Essential Objectives

1. Explain the theory and philosophy community and restorative justice.
2. Describe the characteristics of effective community and restorative justice initiatives.
3. Define selected terms and vocabulary employed in community and restorative justice administration.
4. Discuss victim mediation and the impact of these services.
5. Analyze data and statistics for community and restorative justice programs.
6. Examine the governance and administration of community and restorative justice.
7. Assess the implementation process of restorative justice programs by community boards and agencies.


Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.


Required Textbooks and Resources

This course only uses free Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or library materials. For details, see the Canvas Site for this class.


Methods

  • large group discussions
  • interactive activities
  • multimedia presentations and resources
  • readings, writing, and inquiry-based research

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

 HighLow
A+10098
A Less than 9893
A-Less than 9390
B+Less than 9088
B Less than 8883
B-Less than 8380
C+Less than 8078
C Less than 7873
C-Less than 7370
D+Less than 7068
D Less than 6863
D-Less than 6360
FLess than 60 
P10060
NPLess than 600


Weekly Schedule


Week/ModuleTopic  Readings  Assignments
 

1

Introduction

What is Community and Restorative Justice

  

There are no assigned readings for week 1

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

2		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

3		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

4		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

5		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

6

There are two assignments for Week 6

1. Group Discussion Assignment

2. Reaction Paper / Informal Writing Assignment

  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

Reaction Paper #1 is an informal writing assignment, no research is required. You will be asked to reflect on weeks 1-6 of class and share your thoughts, what has interested you the most and why. These papers are your written reactions, opinions and thoughts to the readings, videos, power points and class discussions. Share your thoughts and ideas on the topics discussed, what they mean to you and why. Summarize your thoughts as to how the different topics relate and impact one another with regard to substance use, treatment options and what is being done that seems to be working as well as your thoughts on areas where we might be lacking or need improvement on. This assignment should be a minimum of 1,000 words.

 

7

Specialty Courts

There are two assignments due for week 7

1. Research Assignment

2. Student Share

  

Research

  

Specialty Courts - Research / Student Share Assignment

This assignment has two parts:

Part One Part One - Choose a specialty court to research that interests you. You may include why you are interested in it, a history of the particular court, why it was created, how often is it being used, success rates, etc. Some examples could be drug court, domestic violence/family court, Veteran’s court, etc. These are just a few examples, you may choose another specialty court not listed here. This assignment should be a minimum of 1,500 words. A minimum of 2 cited resources / references are required. You many reference materials used in class but they do not count towards the 2 cited works required. The cover page and cited works page do not count towards the 1,500-word minimum. I would like you to include your thoughts and opinions on the information and research that you found.

Part Two

Share on the discussion board the specialty court that you have researched and interesting facts that you learned. Please do not just cut and paste from your research paper. In your own words share with the class information on the specialty court you chose and interesting facts. The Student Share / Discussion portion of this week’s assignments should be a minimum of 250 words. Do not forget to respond to at least two other students (100 word minimum each). I would like you to respond to students that have chosen a specialty court different than yours to learn something new.

 

8		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

9		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

10		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

11		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

12		  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

 

13

There are two assignments for Week 13

1. Group Discussion Assignment

2. Reaction Paper / Informal Writing Assignment

  

All needed materials will be provided to students in the assignment module

PDF, Videos, PowerPoint or Link to Website

  

Group Discussion Board Assignment - answer discussion questions and respond to fellow students

Reaction Paper #2 is an informal writing assignment, no research is required. You will be asked to reflect on weeks 8-13 of class and share your thoughts, what has interested you the most and why. These papers are your written reactions, opinions and thoughts to the readings, videos, power points and class discussions. Share your thoughts and ideas on the topics discussed, what they mean to you and why. Summarize your thoughts as to how the different topics relate and impact one another with regard to substance use, treatment options and what is being done that seems to be working as well as your thoughts on areas where we might be lacking or need improvement on. This assignment should be a minimum of 1,000 words.

 

14

There are two assignments due for week 14

1. Research Assignment

2. Student Share

  

Research

  

Research / Student Share Assignment #2

This assignment has two parts:

Part One Part One – Research the community that you live in and the community / restorative justice programs that are available. Discuss and highlight the information and research that you find. Discuss the programs including information such as the agencies involved, the offender population worked with, are volunteers, included, how often so they meet, is there community support, etc. You may include the process used to finding the information and if you contacted an agency or person directly for information (this may be used as one of the cited resources). This assignment should be a minimum of 1,500 words. A minimum of 2 cited resources / references are required. You many reference materials used in class but they do not count towards the 2 cited works required. The cited works page does not count towards the 1,500-word minimum. I would like you to include your thoughts and opinions on the information and research that you found. Part

Part Two

Create a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the community / restorative justice program that you researched. Please do not just cut and paste from your research paper. In your own words create a PowerPoint presentation to share with the class. The Student Share / Discussion portion of this week’s assignments should be a 5 slides. Do not forget to respond to at least two other students (100 word minimum each).

 

15

The Final Exam

    

This will be an essay style exam. It will not be timed. Students can review and complete at a self pace and submit by the due date.

 

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

  • In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
  • Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
  • Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.


Participation Expectations

Students are expected to participate in class weekly as detailed in the syllabus



Missing & Late Work Policy

Late assignments are not accepted


Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:


CCV strives to mitigate barriers to course access for students with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please
  1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
  2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
  3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.


Academic Integrity


CCV has a commitment to honesty and excellence in academic work and expects the same from all students. Academic dishonesty, or cheating, can occur whenever you present -as your own work- something that you did not do. You can also be guilty of cheating if you help someone else cheat. Being unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty (such as knowing what plagiarism is) does not absolve a student of the responsibility to be honest in his/her academic work. Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously and may lead to dismissal from the College.