CRIM 230 - Juvenile Delinquency3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]
This introductory course is for students interested or already employed in the criminal justice system. It includes theories of delinquency causation, examination of the family relationship and juvenile delinquency, the juvenile justice system and delinquency prevention programs.
OFFERED: spring semesters
Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Orientation
- Identify major points outlined in the President’s Commission Report regarding juvenile delinquency published in 1967.
- Provide a working definition of juvenile delinquency.
Goal 2: Social Deviance
- Describe the organization of modern day society and methods of social control.
- Discuss the impact of culture in expected human behavior.
- Discuss the parameters of deviant behavior and list the major classifications of deviant behavior.
Goal 3: Theories of Delinquency Causation
- Discuss three main theories of criminality from the sociological field.
- Discuss three main theories of criminality from the psychological field.
- Be able to write a comparative essay of the advantages and disadvantages of sociological vs. psychological theories of delinquency causation.
Goal 4: The Adolescent
- Describe the normal stages of childhood development
- Describe the normal adolescent
- Discuss the struggle of dependence vs. independence in the growing adolescent.
- Describe the characteristics of the typical delinquent adolescent.
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