3. Division:

SECTION A - Course Information

5. Subject:

6. Short Course Title:

7. Effective Term::

2. Course Title:

1. Course ID:

4. Department:

ADJU 59

Gangs and Corrections

Technology and Health Division

Public Services Department

Administration of Justice: Law Enforcement

Gangs and Corrections

Summer 2011

1. Recommended Class Size:

a. Maximum Class Size:

b. Class Size Approval Date:

3. Contact Hours for a Term:

Lecture:

Lab:

Activity:

Total Hours

1 Unit of credit per eighteen (18) hours of lecture contact hours for a term

1 Unit of credit per fifty-four (54) hours of lab, activity or clinical contact hours for a term

SECTION B - Official Course Information

2. Method of Instruction:

þ

o

o

o

o

Lecture

Laboratory

Lecture and Laboratory

Independent Studies

Distance Learning (Distance

Education Delayed) for

online courses.

o

o

o

o

Work Experience, Occupational

Work Experience, General

Open Entry/Exit

Distance (Hybrid Online) for

online supported courses

Note: If not a variable unit/hour course, enter the hours in the "Low" column only. Leave the hours in the

"High" column blank.

Clinical:

54.00 To

To

To

To

To

Low High

54

Lab/Lecture Parity? o þ

4. Credit Units: To3.00

5. Taxonomy of Programs (TOPS) Information:

a. TOPS Code and Course Program Title:

50

Yes No

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210500 - *Administration of Justice

b. Course Control Number:

(To be entered by the Instruction Office Only.)

o

6. SAM Priority Code:(Select One)

o

o

þ

o

ApprenticeshipCourses offered to apprentices only.

Advanced OccupationalCourses taken in the advanced stages of an occupational program. Each “B” level course must

have a “C” level prerequisite in the same program area.

Clearly OccupationalCourses taken in the middle stages of an occupational program. Should provide the student with

entry-level job skills.

Possibly OccupationalCourses taken in the beginning stages of an occupational program.

Non-Occupational

7. Please place this course into the appropriate discipline by selecting from the drop down

list. The discipline placement indicates what preparation is needed to teach the course.

Discipline faculty may place their courses into more than one discipline as appropriate:

8. General Course Information

a. Course Credit Status:

b. State Transfer Code:

c. State Classification Code:

d. Basic Skills Status/Level:

e. Sports/Physical Education Course:

( Only check here if the course is a physical education course.)

f. Grading Method:

g. Number of repeats allowed:

h. Overlap/Duplicate Course:

9. Course Preparation:

Note: If this course has a new requisite, a content review supplemental form must be completed.

B Transferable, CSU/Private

I Career-Technical Education

N Not a Basic Skills Course

o Yes

Letter Grade Only

Non-repeatable Credit (equates to 0 repeats)

o Prerequisite

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o Corequisite

þ Advisory

Eligibility for ENGL 68, ADJU 1

o None

10. Course Special Designators

11. Course Program Status

þ Program Applicable o Stand-alone

12. Funding Agency Category:

þ

o

o

Not Applicable

Primarily developed using economic development funds

Partially developed using economic development funds

SECTION C - Transfer Status

Baccalaureate Status is granted by the Educational Design General Education and

Baccalaureate Level Subcommittee.

þ

o

CSU Transferable

UC Transferable

Approval Date:

SECTION D - General Education Request

Mt. San Antonio College and CSU General Education course approval are submitted to the Educational

Design GE and BL Subcommittee for approval.

1. The Articulation Officer submits the course directly to the CSU Chancellor for approval.

2. Upon receiving approval, the course is approved for the Mt. SAC Associate Degree GE and

placed in the area(s) CSU approval indicate(s).

o Yes þ No Approved for inclusion on Mt. SAC and CSU General Education List?

1. Mt SAC General Education Applicability:

2. CSU General Education Applicability (Requires CSU approval):

3. IGETC Applicability (Requires CSU/UC approval):

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1. Course Descriptions

a. Catalog Description

SECTION E - Course Content

Contemporary street and prison gang issues, including historical and current perspectives, gang dynamics,

identification of characteristics, and cultural differences of gang philosophy. Includes law enforcement and

correction’s role in intervention and suppression.

b. Class Schedule Description:

þ Yes o No Is a course description to be printed in the Class Schedule?

Contemporary gang issues including street and prison gang dynamics, characteristics, and role of law

enforcement and corrections.

2. Course Outline Information

a. Lecture Topical Outline:

- American street gangs

- Youth violence in America

- Gang lifestyle and gang sociology

- Gang growth, studies, and migration

- Gang behaviors

- Gang membership profiles

- Latino gangs

- Asian gangs

- African American gangs

- Skinhead gangs and white supremacists

- Prison gangs

- Motorcycle gangs

- Non-traditional gangs

- Gangs in the military

- Midwestern gangs

- Native American gangs

- Female gangs

- Gangs and school

- Substance abuse and gangs

- Gangs and family

- Gangs and corrections theory and practice

- Gangs in the future

- Final examination

b. Lab Topical Outline:

3. Course Measurable Objectives:

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1. Describe and discuss how gangs have evolved in society.

2. Describe current gang problems, casual concepts of gang membership, and implications of gang activity on

society.

3. Describe and discuss the principles and techniques of gang intervention.

4. Relate contemporary gang issues to law enforcement and corrections theory and practice.

5. Analyze intervention, suppression, and prevention modalities used to target community and prison-based gang

activities.

6. Compare and contrast similarities and differences in street gang and prison gang value systems and

ideologies.

4. Course Methods of Evaluation:

Category 1. Substantial written assignments for this course include:

Two, 1-3 page narrative reports on a topic related to gangs and the community

One, 3-page analytical paper discussing the impact of gangs

If the course is degree applicable, substantial written assignments in this course are inappropriate because:

Category 2. Computational or non-computational problem solving demonstrations:

Two presentations on an aspect of street gangs such as origin, culture, prevention, and enforcement

Interview of professional that works with gangs

Oral report on gang programs currently in use

Category 3. Skills Demonstrations:

Not applicable

Category 4. Objective Examinations:

Multiple choice, short answer, and true/false exams evaluating knowledge of gang behaviors and structure and

concepts and principles used in gang prevention, intervention, and suppression of gangs.

5. Sample Assignments:

1. Make a five- to ten-minute presentation on one of the three approaches to dealing with gangs: prevention,

intervention, and suppression.

2. Write a four- to six-page analytical paper detailing the impact of gangs in the community or gangs in the prison

setting.

3. Provide a three-page written description of the intervention.

4. Interview a professional working with gangs in the field. Report the results to the class in a 3-minute oral

presentation that highlight the type of gang and interventions recommended by the professional for that particular

type of gang.

6. Representative Text:

Book 1:

Author:

Title:

Publisher:

Date of Publication:

Edition:

Shelden

Youth Gangs in

American SocietyWadsworth

1996

First

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