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.

Credits: 4 credits