Urban plunge
An intensive experience in criminal justice education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15316167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Gehm (University of South Dakota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 137-152 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10511259900084501 |
| OpenAlex | W2001521404 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article describes a course taught at a rural Midwestern university which incorporates an intensive immersion into the street life of a large city. The use of an "urban plunge" as the central experience of the course is designed to both disrupt conventional beliefs and to provide students with a chance to appreciate and understand the criminal justice system more holistically than may be allowed in traditional courses. The course examines the various components of the justice system; not as discrete segments, but as interdependent parts of their broader social contexts. Course processes and the educational rationale for such an approach are discussed. This paper was first presented at the meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 1998. The author wishes to acknowledge the helpful comments of Stanley Shernock, Marc Renzema and program panel members, as well as the revisions suggested by several anonymous reviewers. Finally, appreciation is expressed to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Dakota, which provided the funds and encouragement through its Curriculum Redesign and Development challenge grant program to incorporate an experiential learning component into this course. This paper was first presented at the meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 1998. The author wishes to acknowledge the helpful comments of Stanley Shernock, Marc Renzema and program panel members, as well as the revisions suggested by several anonymous reviewers. Finally, appreciation is expressed to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Dakota, which provided the funds and encouragement through its Curriculum Redesign and Development challenge grant program to incorporate an experiential learning component into this course. Notes This paper was first presented at the meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 1998. The author wishes to acknowledge the helpful comments of Stanley Shernock, Marc Renzema and program panel members, as well as the revisions suggested by several anonymous reviewers. Finally, appreciation is expressed to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Dakota, which provided the funds and encouragement through its Curriculum Redesign and Development challenge grant program to incorporate an experiential learning component into this course
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |