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“He is BY FAR the best professor I have ever had at UD”
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very smart guy, class requires some work, good to attend lecture, interesting
He's a funny teacher who knows how to have fun. But you do have to go to class.
Only teacher that kept me awake an entire semester-gives free pts on tests
great teacher. know how to joke around, do go to class and study for exams!
Cool class, fun teacher, must go to class and must study. Fair tests
You need to work, but this will be one of the best classes/prof you'll have.
Very interesting lectures Kinda cocky in class.
Very interesting, keeps you awake, definitely learn alot
easy class. just go to lectures and study the notes.
One of the most intelligent prof. @ UD. You must work hard, but you'll learn!
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class has amusementt park-like quality. Hass looks like garfunkle
Best teacher I've had here. Absolutely hysterical, but you'll learn so much too
a lil full of himself, interesting, fairly easy, no curves
awesome guy...so funny. Go to class, you will need notes to do well on exams
Best prof at UD, very funny with depressing manner, work hard but getgood grades
without a doubt one of the coolest professors alive
Knows everything about law! Very sexy!
Very funny and interesting. The best professor at UD. I recommend his class.
"I'm a scholarly man...I would never read Maxim...I read Stuff." Great Professor
Good class, Kaas keeps it interesting
So funny! Take his classes, he is a riot!
This guy rocks. Each of his classes is like going to an informative comedy club
best prof Ive ever had, very interesting, tests are fair, excellent teacher
He is the greatest of all-time! He is also very sexy
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Easy if ya do the work. Most fun professor i've had. Learn more than most
Great guy, very fair and funny. Take this class
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no doubt the coolest man i've ever met. if you do the readings and go to class=A
best cj teacher, awesome class where you learn a lot...he is so funny!
Great teacher, one of the best at UD, lectures are interesting, readings+class=A
Fantastic professor, into the material, and a joy to listen to. Hilarious!!!!
Haas puts most other teachers to shame. He is amazing!!!!
Best professor @ UD. He's hysterical, definitely take him and skip Klockars.
Haas is the man! One of the best courses in CRJU
Best Teacher - tests are fair and class is hysterical!
A beacon of light in the dark cave that is UD's Criminal justice department.
HAAS is crazy. class is cake if u take good notes. test is straight from them
This guy is the best! Get an A for Kenny!
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I think he is one of the nicest/coolest/interesting professor i have had.
Best teacher at UD, hilarious guy, cool as hell and the tests aren't bad.
grt prof. challenging class but vry intrstng. Haas is the man! grt sense of hmr!
best and most honest teacher i've ever had. take this course and you'll love it
Looks like Art Garfunkel
VERY hard class!! Exams are very tricky. Great Prof and very funny!
Shld be requir. for all; grt lectures, fair tests, funny; what all profs shld be
best prof at UD, and best hair at UD, what more could you ask for?
tests are not easy!!! lots of reading, gr8 guy though
Not easy classes but he is the best prof at UD
Hilarious, great prof, definitely take his classes!
great class, gotta love his hair!
AWESOME professor, hard class.
Very Funny, Very Interesting, Expect to stay the full class period
Very good lecturer, funny. Fair tests if you go to class
HARD class-study your a** off. Get an A and he will like you
not as easy as i thought; take good notes; excellent teacher, very funny!!!
best teacher at UD, funny as hell, class is awesome
one of the best, very funny
Best CRJU teacher I've had. Take detailed notes.
Um, he is great, and he owns CRJU, come to class + notes + reading = good grade
Good teacher. You will learn alot. Must read very closely and take detailed note
good entertaining teacher. hard tests, know readings well
funny and knows his stuff, but hard tests... entertaining class, no attendance
Good night class, T/F exams, interesting material, Haas is more laid back than in his 200 level, fun class.
Prof. Haas is the bomb! Fun class, not too hard either. It's worth it for his lectures.
best prof at UD, really funny, fair, and intelligent-just go to class, skim the readings=A
Very fun class...The man is hillarious! Just go to class and do the readings and you'll get an A!
Interesting teacher. Material is good and presented well but often with a slant. Teacher has a tendency to let his biases get in the way... Overall good class. Skim readings, go to class...
Biased teacher. If you have watched the news at least once a year you should know half the material already for this class. The easiest group C requirement here. Only drawback is sitting in a room with 150 CJ majors
Brilliant, brilliant man!! His comments are amazingly insightful, and his political leanings are refreshing on a liberal campus.
best professor I've ever had. very intelligent. very clear lectures. awesome sense of humor. you watch alot of movies. NO ATTENDANCE. take notes on the lectures (they help you make sense of the readings)
Excellent teacher. Not only does he know criminal justice, but also has a great sense of humor. I took two classes with him. They were by far the best classes that I took at UD. Don't leave UD without taking a class from K. Haas.
Haas rocks. He's hilarious and wicked smart. Hes an great prof because you actually retain much of the information, though there's a LOT to know. For CP & the Law, ALL 4 tests were True/False which was tough. He talks fast too, your hand will hurt.
The best CJ teacher I've had so far. Makes things funny and easy to understand. You watch a lot of videos that relate to the lectures. Readings aren't too bad.
He is one of the best professors that I have had. He is very funny and makes things easy and tests very clear.
Really Good Teacher. Hes funny and you can tell he likes his job. He is always willing to help. One of if not the best professors at UD ... made me think about swithing majors. All in all great teacher.
Awesome teacher...Lots of fun, really funny, TOTALLY OUT OF HIS MIND. Great class to take, and pretty easy too.
SOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!! amazing sense of humor! loves the subject! do readings and review notes and skim over readings for the exams and you should do well! TAKE HIM!!! i'm taking him again for CRJU 311
AMAZING class!! Best professor I have had so far this university....down to earth....knows his ****.....must take this class....it's an experience you won't forget
best professor at UD!!! amazing lectures, awesome personality, and the guy really knows his stuff...definately consider taking his class
best teacher and best class at delaware. take it. not hard, not too easy, great class. real funny, awesome guy.
Really interesting class. really interesting lectures as well. Very funny, so lectures will never get boring. Gets across the info very well too!
Ken is the man. He shows a lot of movies and class is interesting. Take good notes and skim the reading and youll do well.
He's crazy. Makes class semi-interesting but gives lots of statistics to remember. Okay class to take if you need to.
This guy is crazy! He is by far my favorite teacher at ud. Go to class and you should do well. His classes are the only classes that I bother to show up to. He also likes showing videos.
the guy may make some funny jokes but he's a jackass and more cocky than any teacher i've ever had
Hard w/ lots of stats. Had 3 TAs that really only passed out papers. Asked for possible review sessions w/ TAs b4 exams and he says if not all can attend, no one can be offered it. Really didnt like that the text was his...nice guy, bad class w/ few jokes
he makes the class fun and interesting. if you come to class and do the readings, you'll do great. this is the best prof/class i've had at UD, so if you have the chance to take this class, definitely take it!!
Haas is a great guy that talks a lot about drugs which makes me suspicious, but his class is very interesting. Read the book and memorize the cases to do well.
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I loved him! Corrections was fun and pretty easy. Just know ALL of your cases and do your readings...his true and false can make or break your grade.
Overall good class, I think if you have a background in criminal justice, it is much easier. But, if you put forth the effort, do all the readings, and go to class, it shouldn't be that difficult. Makes lectures interesting!
class is awesome, haas is hilarious and knows his stuff, tests are very reasonable, best teacher at UD
HAas is funny and intelligent. EAsy A if you put in some effort
Knew everything about the subject, and VERY funny!! even though it was difficult he is very laid back and actually made this class REALLY fun to go to
good guy, good class. he should run for president, the world would be a better place.
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GREAT professor! very funny and made class more enjoyable. tests can be tough but not if you do the readings and study alittle. take his class!!
One of the best professors here! Haas is the man!! Exams are multiple-choice and very fair. As long as you do the readings you will not have a problem. I highly recommend taking one of his classes. Good sense of humor as well.
Hillarious and really knows what he's talking about. Exams are multiple choice and very fair, so long as you pay attention to lectures and do the reading.
He is so funny - lectures keep u awake - have to do all the reading and take good notes - not an easy A
he is fair alright. a 89.98 is a B+ and dont try to fight it. but the class is interesting and worth taking. also, dont get caught in all the hype, he isnt that funny.. just because he says f*** five times during class does not make me love him. but his hatred for roselle is rather appealing.
I LOVED THIS CLASS!!! haas is AWESOME! it was the one class that i actually went to every single time. he makes the material that he teaches interesting and jokes the whole time during class. the class isnt that hard, only 3 exams, all multiple choice. just take notes in class and you'll be fine
Not necessarily an easy A, but as long as you attend class, take decent notes, and read the book, you'll get an A. Both professor and subject material are extremely interesting. Exams are based on lecture and book (and sometimes films--which are also interesting).
haas is my advisor. if he teaches a class, i take it. he is SO fair, he doesnt try to trick you with screwy test answers / questions. he's interesting and fun and makes the class feel involved rather than just like they're sitting there being talked to.
He is one of the more unique profs at UD. Be careful of the mc exams, you will have to work to score well. I would recommend him based on his personality alone. I took him three times, and got three A's just by taking great notes (reading is not always necessary). But miss class and forget it.
Haas is by far one of my fave profs. He's great. If you do the work, you get a good grade. Doesn't try to trick you with his true/false exams.
KICKS ASS! Haas is the man. He tells it like it is, and is funny as hell, really spontaneous humor. Very interesting class. Tests arent bad at all, he doesnt put purposely confusing questions like other prof's. Highly recommended
Haas rocks!!! One class I actually looked forward to going to!!!!!!
He's fantastic. Very fair tests, makes the material interesting, class is enjoyable to go to
if you want to pass the class you have to do reading each night or else it will pile up on you. very interesting class, excelent prof.
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Take all the classes.... All the information is the same in both of his 400 level classes.... plus he is pretty funny in class
I Was a TA for Prof Haas for 2 years, he's the best teacher at UD. Take all of his classes! I even wrestled him in front of class. He and I invented it
Holy S*** this guy is awesome. Its alot of material but i never dreaded going to class. One of the funniest professors I have ever had and, despite how he looks, the class is very well structured and he knows what he is talking about. Even the one text is a good read.
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Haas is probably the funniest professor I have ever had. He is dedicated to his study and talks candidly to students. His class is interesting and the readings aren't bad. I got a 102 on the midterm. Do the readings and go to class and you'll be fine.
Haas is great, I enjoyed the class and never got bored. Make sure you know the notes and the readings before you take the exam and you should do fine. He's really big on statistics. But good class!!! take him
I've taken every class Haas teaches, and he is one of the best professors in the Criminal Justice department. He makes his expectations very clear, and the tests are taken directly from the material and graded fairly (and they're multiple choice--but study)!
Very funny and interesting professor, will say the F word almost every class. Makes you want to do the reading and come to class. Best Professor by far.
tests are straight from the readings and notes. HAAS IS THE MAN. take this class!
smart guy, def. knows his stuff. unfortunately, he is VERY liberal, but tries to convince you hes conservative. goes on and on about how drug dealers shouldn't go to prison, and how the cj system is **** against black people. really interesting class though. put up with his rhetoric and study alot, and you can pull off an A. he curses alot too.
A true Libertarian Conservative, Haas' class is awesome. Study the notes, go to class and you should do fine, but going to class is a must! Funny guy who excessively curses.
Best...professor...ever...
He's incredible! You won't want to skip a class, for the sake of missing his antics. Learned a lot and loved going. I recommend this class, full-heartedly.
HES THE MAN!! I lovvvved his class and taking his next 1!! DEFFFF take him!
This is one of the best professors Ive ever had. He is clear, and his lectures are actually really awesome. They make you WANT to go to class. He is hilarious too. Definitely take him!
Awesome Professor.
AMAZING. Everyone should take this class (including other CRJU professors so they can learn how to teach)!
Totally love the Haas! He is brilliant and hilarious, a great professor and clearly an awesome guy. You'll get out what you put in - miss class or skip reading and you will regret it on the exam! Would def take more classes w/ him just because he's cool.
Dr. Haas is the BEST professor in all of UD. He makes the class very interesting. He is very funny as well. If you need any help at all he is willing to spend as much time with you as you need. Take his class, period!
Missed 1 class the entire semester because of this guy. Amazing professor and straight up genious. Knows the material like back of his hand. Such an interesting class and tests are not too bad, provided you go to class and take great notes. Would recommend to anyone, even non CJ's..I'm taking him again in the fall..
funniest and most engaging professor.so opinionated so it makes the class more interesting. he is HYSTERICAL and makes you WANT to go to class because he teaches the material so well. DO THE READING, though! it's like 50% of the tests. tests are pretty hard though, so study. know ALL the cases and the reading. GREAT course altogether i loved it
HAAS ROX!!!
He is SO funny. Loves to curse and yell at things he thinks are ridiculous. I had no interest in it- i dropped a class and needed credits. He's great; not hard material. I read most chapters but definitely go to class because he gives necessary info for tests. Tests aren't bad - multiple choice. i studied the night before and got B's.
Haas is awesome, funny and very witty. Lectures are interesting and test are not hard. Go to lectures and do the readings and you will do very well. He gives 3 exams and they are very fair.
college should be about engaging and learning how to think and detect bull. Hass will challange intellectually without making his course impossible. I feel passionate about Corrections now...
By far the best teacher at UD. 450 is a hard class, requires a good deal of work, but is the most intellectually satisfying class i've taken in my four years. CRJU majors should take all classes Haas teaches
unorthodox, but keeps it interesting. truly passionate about what he is teaching
Haas is excellent. He genuinely wants his students to do well. The class requires a good deal of work, but if you do the reading and attend his lectures, you should do fine. Hes extremely opinionated but if you can look past that, you'll learn a lot.
WORST class I've ever had.But Haas is hilarious! The material is extremely boring and you have to read everything like 5 times and extremely in depth and you still feel like you don't get it.Three exams-all T/F. Extremely hard and very tricky!
I'm not sure if its his teaching methodology or his personality, but it hard to forget what what Haas teaches in class. He is truely a gifted educator, and a great person...Take Haas.
Very unorthodox teaching method and personality (p.s. LOVE his fro), but definitely one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to the material. Three exams, all true/false. The only disadvantage is he doesn't give a schedule of readings/tests at the beginning of the course, but def. take his class!
Funny but passionate about what he teaches.
Hass is the best professor at the univeristy to my knowledge. his tests are true and false. he is very intelligent and goes off on interesting tangents that make class fun. he offers extra credit. tests ar hard, you have to do the reading and going to class is smart, because he goes over the book page by page in class
Best CJ teacher ever! He was funny but also conveyed all the key points needed. His tests were fair but if you didn't go to class you have no hope of passing. Must do the readings.
Haas is amazing! He doesn't just read stats and his notes, he keeps it interesting, connects it to the students and is hilarious. He is a very unorthodox teacher, but that is what makes the class interesting. No attendance policy, but this is a class where u need to go to get the notes and you never know what he's going to do next, so u want to go
Started UD(in the early 80's) with different major, but took his class, and was awed by his passion for the material. He made learning enjoyable, wish all teachers were this cool, then there would be less dropouts. Changed my major to CJ. Yes, his hairdo beats Donald Trump. Deftly worded questions will get you if you don't read or go to class.
He is the single greatest inspiration for my choice to become an attorney. I walked into his Problems of Corrections course and was never the same. Most law school profs have nothing on this guy.
regardless of what every1 else is saying about him being a good guy, his tests are hard. and that what matters at the end of the day and why ur on this site. if u study really hard you will do good, but his tests are no walk in the park. if ur somebody who misses class alot or falls asleep, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!
Favorite professor at UD so far!
Professor Haas is by far my favorite professor at UD. He knows how to keep class interesting, and as long as you go to class you'll get an A. His tests are mostly true/false with some multiple choice. Definitely take his class and you will never be bored!
Haas is by far the best teacher I've ever had. He's funny, engaging, and very interested in what he has to teach. Take whatever class he's teaching, and you'll thoroughly enjoy it. Unless you're an idiot.
There are very few professors left anywhere that are like Haas. It will be a sad day when he retires from UD. I feel I have learned more from his class than my past 3 years of college. The man recites case law from memory,doesn't even lecture from notes, probably the smartest man I have ever met. Do the readings and go to class and you can't fail.
Dr. Haas is beyond your ordinary professor. His class will keep you at the edge of your seat with an overwhelming abundance of information and ecstasy. Exams are only hard if you lack reason. His lectures and the reading materials assigned are all very relevant, and understanding them is the key to doing well in his classes.
Super liberal, really cares abt subject, fair tests, & funny-maybe not as much as he thinks he is. Clarity lost a point b.c. he EASILY goes on tangents & forgets things (often means the assignment for the day which you really need to know), but hes great, just DO THE READINGS, they're interesting anyway, he doesn't have you read boring stuff
LOVED this class! I am an engineering major looking for an easy breadth. The 3 exams were very straightforward (all multiple choice; noncumulative) & lecture was interesting. As long as you do the readings before the exam and go to class you should get an A pretty easily. Know the supreme court holdings he discusses in class and in the book.
Dr. Haas is awesome! Although this is an intense and high level law class (you study with the same book 2nd year grad students use) he makes boring material interesting.
Haas is the best at UD. Period. Brilliant. Witty. Funny. Caring. Fair. material is substantive law, but Haas has a complete mastery of it all and is clear in his manner. TAKE HIM! I hope he never retires, he is a great professor who never wants to trick his students unlike many others.
By far the BEST professor I've ever had! He makes boring material interesting and all of his exams are fair. As long as you study, you will do well in the class. He truly wants you to succeed! Love his class, I will definitely take him again in the future!
Ken Haas is the best possible professor for this course ! He's absolutely hilarious, and will brighten up your day with the crazy things that fly out of his mouth. He's a wonderful professor but in order to pass you need to go to class everyday. To get an A, do the readings. You'll regret taking 203 with anyone else besides him; I promise you that!
One of the best teachers I've had at UD hands down. He's lectures never get dull. One of the few classes I actually looked forward to going to every week. YOU HAVE TO DO THE READINGS. If you don't you will most likely fail. I highly recommend taking any of his classes you can.
Awesome Professor
The first thing I do when classes are posted is search for Haas. He is an intelligent, helpful and entertaining professor. Do the readings, go to class and you'll do well in the class with no problem.
Dr. Haas is seriously the smartest man in the United States. He recites the law and cases from his memory- he doesn't even use notes! The professor doesn't even have to tell you not to text during class, you don't even want to. The material is presented in a fascinating manner.
BEST TEACHER I HAVE EVER HAD BY FAR!! I hate class but I love going to his he is great and so funny. he has a grey Einstein fro. His class is so much fun everyone is always laughing. Honestly its almost like he took to much acid when he was younger. He is nuts but in a good way. you will look forward to class. he gives two tests ALL true and false
Don't bother taking this class unless you're going into Law. Exams are 50 true false questions on court case holdings which is pretty much all luck. Guy is hilarious but goes off on rants that confuse whats important and whats not. Assigned 7 chapters for the final which consists of at least 100 court cases to memorize. Good luck
Love love love him. If you attend class and take good notes, you will pass. He keeps class interesting with his opinions on things.
Great professor who inspired me to what I an doing now. Very interactive class and very easy to learn.
Ken Haas is my favorite professor at UD. He is passionate and extremely intelligent. He will make sure you see how much he cares about specific cases, and this will make it easy to remember what happened in the cases when exams come. There are only two exams, midterm and final which are both entirely T/F. You must do the reading to pass!!!
This class is difficult (400 level), but it IS possible to do well if you study. Prof. Haas is incredible, he lectures completely from memory and with no power points. You must take notes from what he says during class, therefore you will behind if you skip. Rent the book to follow along in class, but I didn't read for homework like he suggests.
Dr. Haas is a very funny, passionate elderly gentleman. He has absolutely no online resources, so you have to go to class to take notes and get updates on exams and such. The entire grade is comprised of two 60ish question true or false exams. The questions on the exam can be almost a paragraph long, and hard to understand. Get ready to read cases
Haas is my favorite professor I have had at UD. His class is difficult, and you do have to go to class, but is one of the most rewarding classes I have ever taken. I recommend him to literally everyone I know here at UD. DEFINITELY TAKE HIM!!!
Haas is one of the best professor's I've had at UD. He's insanely smart and lectures completely from memory. The class is very difficult as there's a lot of material but he keeps it interesting and as long as you read and study it's possible to do well. Take Haas if you actually want to learn.
Kenny is crazy but knows everything. He's got a mouth but is one the most respected people at Delaware. He gets sidetracked often but still gets through all material. Great guy.
Dr. Haas is AMAZING. He is BY FAR the best professor I have ever had at UD. I took 311 with him last fall semester and learned more from him than any other class I have taken. I plan on taking 450 with him too. If you have the opportunity to take Haas DO IT. The man is a genius. If you go to class and listen to what he tells you you'll get an A.
The best professor I've ever had at UD. Opened my eyes to the injustices of the system. Made me pursue a career in criminal justice reform! Seriously one of the smartest people I've come across. An amazing amazing class!
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