Office: Room # 521

Office Phone: 219-473-4353 or 630-243-8501

E-mail: jpastor@ccsj.edu or jpastor@securelaw.info

Course Dates: Thursday, starting May 20^th through July 1^st

Course Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at I.I.T. campus

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Police Academy

Instructor Background:

Dr. Pastor received his Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago (U.I.C.). He also graduated from John Marshall Law School, and is a licensed attorney with substantial experience in police and security matters. He has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from U.I.C., and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement Management/Sociology from Western Illinois University.

Dr. Pastor served nine years with the Chicago Police Department, where he worked as an Assistant Department Advocate, a tactical police officer in the Gang Crime Enforcement Unit, and as a patrol officer in the 21^st District. He later worked as a Legal Counsel/Operational Auditor for SecurityLink (now Ameritech-SecurityLink), and as a Legal Advisor/Senior Consultant with the Office of International Criminal Justice at U.I.C. Dr. Pastor has also worked for a law firm that contracted with a police union, and has operated his own law practice in which he has represented security firms and police officers from various departments from the Chicago Metropolitan area.

Course Description: Theories of complex organizations, organizational behavior, and administration relating to criminal justice, from a historical and legal perspective will be covered. Topics include planning, motivation, organizing, making decisions, and concepts of police organizational design, stress and police personnel, and organizational and interpersonal communication.

Textbooks: Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector, Edited by John L. Bonner, LRP Publications, 1999.

A to Z Guide to Public Employment Law, Edited by Sandra T. Johnson & Virginia Hamel Kretschman, LRP Publications, 2000.

Assessment:

Final Paper & Negotiation 30 % of grade

Class Papers/Assignments 60 % of grade

Class presentation and assessment instruments 10 % of grade

Grading Scale: Grading Scale:

A: 92-100 A-: 90-91 B+: 88-89 B: 82-87 B-: 80-81 C+: 78-79

C: 72-77 C-: 70-71 D+: 68-69 D: 62-67 D-: 60-61 F: 59 & below

Class Policy on Attendance: It is a serious matter when a student misses even one session due to the accelerated format of the program. If the student misses more than one session, the student is required to withdraw form the module by contacting the Academic Advisor and their instructor.

Class Participation: Is vital to the learning process. Students will be prepared to discuss the assigned material. Class participation may affect the student’s final grade.

Class Assignments:

Week One Topic Assignments

Read the first 3 chapters and chapter 20 of Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector and be prepared to discuss them.

Week Two Topic Assignments

Read Chapters 4-7 of Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector and, and be prepared to discuss the readings.

Write a 3-4 page paper on the major issues surrounding the “unionization” process. In writing this paper, address the determination of proper bargaining units, the bargaining rights of certain employees, the selection of bargaining representatives, and the scope of bargaining. In essence, this paper should be a summarization of the important issues raised in the readings. In this sense, the paper must demonstrate that you read and understand the readings.

Week Three Topic Assignments

Read Chapters 8-12 of Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector and be prepared to discuss them.

Write a 3-4 page paper summarizing the key factors in the resolution of labor-management disputes. In this way, discuss the major tenets of negotiations, mediation, arbitration and the assertion of employment actions, such as strikes. Also, describe the cooperative approach outlined in Chapter 12. In other words, please use the information in the chapters to help guide you through writing this paper. The more information you can include from each chapter, the better the paper (and the better the grade).

Week Four Topic Assignments

Read Chapters 13-16 of Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector, Chapter 4 of A to Z Guide to Public Employment Law and be prepared to discuss them.

Write a 3-4 page paper on the enforcement of bargaining unit agreements, including the various employee based actions (such as unfair labor practices), as well as employee rights vested in contractual and constitutional provisions. Demonstrate that you read and understand the readings.

Week Five Topic Assignments

Read Chapters 6-7 of A to Z Guide to Public Employment Law, and be prepared to discuss them.

Write a 3-4 page paper on the disciplinary process of public sector employees. Included in this paper, discuss the various issues raised in the readings, such as notice, right to counsel, consistency and penalties, remedies, and the overall decision making process. Again, demonstrate that you read and understand the reading.

Week Six Topic Assignments

Read Chapters 1,2 & 3 of A to Z Guide to Public Employment Law , and be prepared to discuss them.

Write a 3-4 page paper on the laws and issues surrounding discrimination and privacy in the workplace, and the constitutional issues surrounding such. The more information you can include from each chapter, the better the paper (and the better the grade).

Additionally, the class will be given a group project that will entail a labor-management issue. The class will be broken into two groups, labor and management. Each group will devise tactics and strategies to be applied to the scenario. This will be done both in class and as an assignment for week seven.

Week Seven Topic Assignments

The groups shall present and negotiate the scenario during class. Also, each student shall write a

5 page paper which summarizes the issues raised in the scenario, and further discuss the tactics and strategies used in their respective group. The paper should critique the interactions of his/her group, with some discussion as to the problems inherent in the negotiation and decision making process.

Center for Academic Excellence:

Tutoring assistance is free to all students of Calumet College of St. Joseph. Call the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), to make an appointment at 473-4287. The Center has experienced and well-trained tutors in most subject areas to help students who are struggling in a course or who are doing well and would like to do better. Regular weekly tutoring sessions are likely to improve your grade.

Statement of Plagiarism:

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances. (Academic Planner 2001/2002 p.27)

Citation Guidelines:

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the particular discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.). All of these guidelines are available in the Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore. These texts outline how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

Withdrawal from Classes Policy: Please see the Degree Completion Program’s Student Handbook for withdrawal policy. All withdrawals are completed through the Degree Completion Academic Advisor’s office.