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    May 02, 2024  
2006-2008 College of Liberal Arts Bulletin 
    
2006-2008 College of Liberal Arts Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

SOC 3250 - Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice



Goals: To understand the etiology of delinquency. To gain an overview of the juvenile justice system—the legal process and correctional systems. To evaluate intervention strategies.

Content: Brief history of juvenile justice; social deviance and psychopathology; crimogenic factors; principles of risk, need and responsibility; continuum of interventions, effective interventions, future trends; careers in juvenile justice.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: One of the following: SOC 1110, PSY 1330, CJFS 1120, or LGST 1110.