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Criminal Justice and Community Relations
AJ 221
Richard Kania
Factors contributing to either cooperation or disharmony in com
munity relations efforts of public justice agencies are considered,
including minority relations, social problems, and cultural conflict.
Historical developments, contemporary issues, and possible pro
grams are examined.
Justice in North Carolina
AJ 250
Richard Kania
After a comprehensive examination of the specific operations of
the criminal justice agencies of North Carolina, state and local, and
of North Carolina legal procedures, this course will culminate with
an examination of the workings of justice in several highly publiciz
ed cases, including the Lowery Gang problem, the Marion and
Gastonia labor-murders, the Wilmington-10 and Charlotte-3 cases,
Joan Little, and the Greensboro KKK/CWP Shootout.
Criminal Justice Theory and Practice
AJ 301
Richard Kania
Applications of various fields of theory to criminal justice policy
questions: managerial, psychological, sociological, and political
ideological theories are reviewed for their relevance to practical
questions confronting contemporary U.S. justice administration of
ficials.
Methods of Research
AJ 339
Richard Kania
An introduction to the analytical tools and techniques used to con
duct research in both justice administration and related social
sciences. Theory construction, concepts of evidence and proofs,
statistical tests, original and secondary research, field investiga
tions, surveys, and participant observation are among topics
covered in this individualized instruction, intended to prepare
students considering taking AJ-460, AJ-470, or AJ-490 and by those
considering graduate study
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The Contemporary Novel:
An International Perspective
English 250
Lee Johnson
Since the mid-twentieth century the novel as a consciously ex
perimental and philosophic art form has acquired a new interna
tionalism. Writers from backgrounds as diverse as the small island
of Dominica in the Caribbean to Japan share a sense of par
ticipating in a global art form. Many of the novelists from various
cultural backgrounds write in English, but in this course we will
also need to study many works in translation. The course will begin
with a novel written in the '4os, Under the Volcano, which
foreshadows thematically and stylistically the group of new novels
we will be reading. Most of these books are short, the length of a
long short story, so the class will cover nine novels on the assigned
reading list, with an additional two novels to be chosen from a sup
plemental list. Students will be expected to complete the readings
on time, to write three short papers, one long paper, and a take
home exam.
Reading list: Written in English
Under the Volcano - Malcolm Lowry (American living in Mexico)
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (British, raised in West Indies)
Guerillas - VS. Naipaul (East Indian, raised in West Indies)
(Naipaul)
A Book of Common Prayer - Joan Didion (American)
Waiting for the Barbarians - J.M. Coetzee (South African)
Translated into English:
The Erasers - Michel Butor (French)
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(Columbian)
Pedro Paramo - Joan Rulfo (Mexican)
Spring Snow - Yukei Mishima (Japanese)
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The Health Professional
General Studies 150
Frank Keegan
This two-credit course is designed for the student who has an in
terest in pursuing a career in health service. The attitude and ap
titude required of today's health care professional will be explored
in part through the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory and
meetings with Jim Keith, Director of Career Placement. The type
of preparation needed in order to pursue a career in the health-care
field will also be explored and students will prepare a personal plan
of study. The wide variety of different career fields open to the pre
health student will be presented. Information on admissions tests
will also be presented and students will complete an application
form for admission into the health care training program of their
choice. Information on programs designed to increase the number
of individuals from underrepresented groups in health service
fields, and up-to-date advice on financing one's health care educa
tion will be provided.
Other assignments will include an essay to serve as a vigorous
self-evaluation of why the student is suited for a career as a health
professional and a term paper on a current controversy in health
care. It is anticipated some students will find that a health career is
not for them. Enrollment is open to all interested students
regardless of major and is recommended for freshmen and
sophomores.
Evaluation will be on a pass/fail basis, pass indicating that the
student has attended and participated in class and completed the
assignments satisfactorily.
Political Criminality
IDS 401
John Grice
This course arises out of recent courses in Collective Violence
and Oppression. We shall examine the reciprocal relationship bet
ween the political criminal and the establishment. Two historical
movements will be considered in detail: The Nazi party in Ger
many 1919-1933 and the Narodnaya Volva in Tsarist Russia. Con
temporary terriorist movements will provide for diachronous com
parison. Texts will probably include Chapman, Secret Police;
Schaefer, The Political Criminal; Turk, Political Criminality, and
specific Reserve readings in the Library. Circa 12 lectures followed
by one-on-one and small-group tutorial sessions during the
preparation of a twenty to twenty-five page research paper. Prere
quisites: literacy and a delight in well-researched conversation.
Limit: fifteen students. NOT recommended to conveniently fill an
open slot in your schedule.