CRJ 155 - Juvenile Justice System
Credits: 3
Description
An analysis of the causes and extent of delinquent behavior; techniques addressing juvenile offenders and victims; prevention and repression of delinquency; organization of community resources for juvenile offenders including juvenile law, court, and correctional procedures.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Summarize the nature and extent of delinquency in the United States;
- Contrast the general theories of juvenile crime causation;
- Examine the impact of social institutions such as family, peers, and schools on juveniles’ behavior;
- Differentiate among the roles and responsibilities of police, social services, the court system, and the correctional system as related to juvenile victimization and criminality;
- Describe the laws, procedures and policies involved in processing a juvenile offender through the juvenile justice system;
- Differentiate between the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems.
Prerequisite: CRJ 104
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