Juvenile Justice
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Overview
Subject area
SOC
Catalog Number
24200
Course Title
Juvenile Justice
Department(s)
Description
This course looks at the historical origins and contemporary state of juvenile justice in America. Topics include creation/evolution of the juvenile court, the changing notions of adolescence and youth, and issues such as diversion. The course goal is to illustrate the complex web of individual, cultural and social factors underlying the causes of and judicial responses to juvenile delinquency.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3