CJFS 3250 - Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice

Goals: To describe the history and field of juvenile justice, apply and evaluate theories of delinquency, describe the organization of the juvenile justice system, and assess intervention strategies.

Content: This course provides a broad overview of juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system. The course is designed for both criminal justice and non-criminal justice majors. As part of this course, students will focus on the historical development of “delinquency,” the nature and extent of delinquency and juvenile crime in the United States, followed by theoretical perspectives on delinquency. Finally, the course is designed to combine the theoretical understandings about delinquency with current juvenile justice policies and review how the juvenile justice system operates to both treat and/or punish juvenile offenders.

Taught: Annually

Prerequisite: One of the following: CJFS 1120; or LGST 1110; or PSY 1330; or SOC 1110

Credits: 4