This is an information sheet only, not the course syllabus.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An overview of the juvenile court jurisdiction, related procedures, and their historical context; theoretical perspectives of delinquency causation and related prevention and intervention programs.
3 Credit Hours
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Textbooks: Juvenile Delinquency: The Core , Second Edition, by Larry Siegel and Brandon Welsh. Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Course Handbook
VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
None
OTHER MEDIA
None
ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Weekly ten minute appointments with professor are required
EVALUATION/GRADING
Three unit assignments, three exams
COURSE OUTLINE
|
Unit |
Week |
Required
Text |
Activity
/ Assignment |
Exam
Number |
|
1 |
1 |
Orientation |
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1 |
2 |
Chapter 1: Childhood and Delinquency |
Begin Assignment One |
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|
1 |
3 |
Chapter 11: History of Juvenile Justice |
Continue Assignment One |
|
|
1 |
4 |
Chapter 12: Police Work with Juveniles |
Finalize Assignment One |
|
|
1 |
5 |
Chapter 13: Juvenile Court Process |
Submit Assignment One |
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|
1 |
6 |
|
|
Complete Exam One |
|
2 |
7 |
Chapter 2: Nature and Extent of Delinquency |
Begin Assignment Two |
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|
2 |
8 |
Chapter 3: Individual Views on Delinquency |
Continue Assignment Two |
|
|
2 |
9 |
Chapter 4: Sociological Theory |
Complete Assignment Two |
|
|
2 |
10 |
Chapter 7: Family and Delinquency |
|
Complete Exam Two |
|
2 |
11 |
Chapter 6: Gender and Delinquency |
Begin Assignment Three |
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|
3 |
12 |
Chapter 9: Schools and Delinquency |
Continue Assignment Three |
|
|
3 |
13 |
Chapter 10: Drugs and Delinquency |
Continue Assignment Three |
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|
3 |
14 |
Chapter 14: Juvenile Corrections, Probation and Treatment |
Complete Assignment Three |
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3 |
15 & 16 |
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Complete Exam Three (Last Exam) |