PRISON GANGS: Soc Sci 164C

UC Irvine Winter 2012

Course Code #70350 Location: SSLH 100

Time: Tuesdays 7- 9:50pm T.A. Robin Allyn RNALLYN@UCI.EDU Office: SST 603 Office Hours: Wed

Professor Al Valdez T.A. Kara Placek Email: AJVALDEZ@UCI.EDU Email: KPLACEK@UCI.EDU Email: Office: SST 547 Office: SST 603 Office Hours: Tues 6-6:45pm Office Hours: Wed 3-4pm 11am-12pm Phone: 9097307569 Course Website: https://eee.uci.edu/12w/70350

INSTRUCTOR/TA CONTACT: It is best to contact us by email. You must write P Gangs or Prison Gangs in the subject headline, and include your full legal name and student ID # in the email. Please contact only one of us with each question or concern, so we dont waste time responding to the same emails. Please also check the website for updates. Add/Drop Policy: The last day to ADD or DROP this course will be Friday, Jan 14 without dean signature. Academic Honesty: Academic dishonesty will NOT be tolerated. For a clear understanding of the meaning of, and the penalties for, academic dishonesty, please see: www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/appx/appx.2.htm Laptop Policy: Laptop use in the classroom are to be used exclusively for note taking nothing more. A violation of the policy will result in denying you use of a laptop in the classroom. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is intended to introduce the student to a basic understanding of prison gangs, the relationship between prison and street gangs, the impact of technology, and the globalization of some prison gangs It will also cover the impact of illegal drug and money laundering on transnational prison gang criminal activity, the use of and effect of violence by prison gangs and why prison gangs tend to have such a strong influence on street gang membership. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Class attendance is mandatory; students are responsible for the assigned readings and participation in each class discussion. Lectures will not be recorded or posted anywhere, so if you miss class, get notes from a peer. Course requirements also include 4 in-class quizzes, which will be based on lectures and assigned readings, and taken on Scantron Form #288. There is no additional midterm or final exam. No class will be held on finals week. COURSE GRADE: The final course grade is based on the following criteria: 4 Quizzes, to be taken during class on Weeks 3, 5, 7 & 10. Each quiz is worth 50 points and will be in the True/False or multiple choice format. For each of the 4 quizzes, you will need to bring a Scantron Form #288 to class with you. *Your final grade is your total earned quiz points divided by 200 (total possible points from 4 quizzes x 50 points each). The class is not

curved and grades are not rounded, boosted or bumped up. I appreciate you hard work and effort but no points are awarded for that.
APPROXIMATE GRADING SCALE BY TOTAL POINTS & PERCENTAGES: A = 180-200 B= 160-179 C= 140-159 D= 120-139 F = < 119 (A+ > 96.50% (B+ > 86.50 B > 83.50 (C+ > 76.50 C > 73.50 (D+ > 66.50 D > 63.50 A > 93.50% A - > 90.00% B - > 80.00 C - > 70.00 D- > 60.00

QUIZ REVIEWS: Your scantrons for each quiz will be kept for only one week after the grades for that quiz are posted. It is your responsibility to check EEE to make sure your scores have been entered and notify us about any questions or corrections. You can review each quiz with either of us during our office hours, but reviews for each quiz must all be completed before the next quiz is taken. For example, you can review Quiz #1 only up until the time before you take Quiz 2, so after Quiz 2 has been taken, Quiz 1 can no longer be reviewed. Quiz Considerations: During quizzes cell phones and computers are to be off, and using them during a quiz will result in injection from the exam and receiving a score of zero. If you are caught talking or looking at someone elses answer sheet during a quiz you will also receive a zero for the quiz. On Weeks 3, 5, 7 & 10, quizzes will start around 8:05pm. No one will be allowed to take any quiz without a Scantron Form #288, or if they arrive to class after 8:10pm, SO BE ON TIME! There are no exceptions for missing quizzes (for example over slept, no ride, couldnt get up, I didnt know, I forgot). All students MUST take the quizzes at the stated date and time. THERE ARE NO MAKEUP EXAMS.
Accommodations: It is the policy of the University of California to make reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If a student with disabilities needs accommodations, the student must notify the Disability Services Center on campus. Procedures for documenting student disability and the development of reasonable accommodations will be provided to the student upon request. Students will be notified by the Disability Services Center when each request for accommodation is approved or denied in writing via a designated form. To receive accommodation in class, it is the students responsibility to present the form (at their discretion) to the instructor. In an effort to protect the student privacy, the Disability Services Center will not discuss the accommodation needs of any student with instructors. Faculty may not make accommodations for individuals who have not been approved in this manner.

REQUIRED TEXTS & READINGS: Weekly reading assignments are assigned from the two course textbooks, but you may also be given assigned readings regarding this subject matter. The required texts are:
1. Valdez, Al. (2009). Gangs, A Guide to Understanding Street Gangs (5th Ed). ISBN 978-1-56325-147-4;
Law Tech Publishing, San Clemente, California (800-498-0911).

2. Valdez, Al and Enrquez, Rene. (2011). Urban Street Terrorism, The Mexican Mafia and Sureos. ISBN
978-0-9841164-7-8; Police and Fire Publishing, Santa Ana, California. www.policeandfirepublishing.com
WEEK DAT E ASSIGNMENT Class Schedule is subject to change *

Jan 10

Early History; Corrections; Introduction to prison gangs Readings: Valdez pages 26 -33

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Jan 17 Jan 24 Quiz 1 Jan 31

The Court Process; Sentencing and Appellate Review Readings: Valdez pages 59-67 (Gang Behavior chapter) Alternatives to Prison: Probation; Intermediate Sanctions Readings: Valdez pages 67-75 (gang Psychology chapter) Correctional Systems; Federal, State, Local Readings: PDF of Chapter 2- Prisons p.25-43 (sent by email but is also on course website) Understanding the Mexican Mafia Readings: Valdez pages 130-135;Valdez & Enriquez Chapters 1 and 2 Institutional Clients: Mexican Mafia Readings: Valdez & Enriquez Chapter, 3 and 4 Nortenos and the BGF Readings: Valdez: pages 361-369; Valdez & Enriquez Chapter 5 and 6 Aryan Brotherhood Readings: Valdez: pages 370-374; Valdez & Enriquez Chapters 7 and 8 Texas based prison gangs Readings: Valdez pages 376-383; Valdez & Enriquez Chapters 9 and 10 Prison Gangs/Society Readings Valdez & Enriquez Chapters 11, 12 and 13

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Feb 7 Quiz 2 Feb 14 Feb 21 Quiz 3 Feb 28 Mar 6 Mar 13 Quiz 4