| Originator: | Sara Rogers Status: Approved Department: AJS Administration of Justice |
| Date Created: | 04/24/2018 Submitted: 08/06/2018 Completed: 09/17/2018 |
| Effective Semester: | Fall |
| Catalog Year: | 2019-20 |
| Course Prefix: | AJS |
| Course Number: | 212 |
| Course Full Title: | Juvenile Justice Procedures |
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| Reason for Evaluation: | CSLO, Competencies, and/or Outline Changes |
| Current Credit: | 3 |
| Lecture Hours: | 3 |
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| SUN Course?: | No |
| AGEC Course?: | No |
| Articulated?: | Yes |
| Transfer: | ASU NAU UA |
| Prerequisite(s): | Appropriate score on placement exam or completion of PCS 021 with an 'S' |
| Corequisite(s): | N/A |
| Catalog Course Description: | This course will help students understand the nature and causes juvenile delinquency and correlates the current strategies being used to control and eliminate its occurrence. |
| Course Learning Outcomes: | 1. Produce a measurement of delinquent behavior that can be utilized in the field. (2, 3, 4, 5)
2. Apply delinquency theories to common delinquent behaviors. (2, 3, 4, 5) 3. Propose a program that would address at-risk youth and reduce juvenile delinquent behaviors (2, 3, 4, 5) 4. Evaluate the various juvenile correctional institutionals and treatment programs that are in use today. (3, 4, 5) |
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1. Examine the principles of the social theory of delinquency 2. Critique the social reaction theory and the social conflict theory 3. Evaluate the onset, continuity and termination of delinquent behavior 4. Assess gender factors in delinquency 5. Deconstruct the family's role in producing or inhibiting delinquency 6. Appraise the influence of peers on delinquent behavior 7. Examine the association of drug use and delinquent behavior 8. Compare the different types of delinquency prevention programs 9. Summarize the history, development and today's reform of the juvenile justice system 10. Identify community and alternative treatment programs |
| Course Outline: | I. Juveniles at risk for illegal behavior
A. Poverty B. Lack of a significant adult presence C. Learning disabilities D. Drug use by parental figures II. Measurement used to examine of delinquent behavior A. UCR and data collection processes B. Alternative measures of delinquent activity and behavior C. Factors that affect the juvenile crime rate D. Reliable predictors of juvenile victimization III. Criminal theories of delinquency A. Choice theory as it relates to juvenile behavior B. Deterrence theory and its effects on juvenile crime C. Biological trait theory D. Psychological theories of delinquency IV. Principles of the social theory of delinquency A. Social conditions related to crime B. Social disorganization theory C. Anomie D. Social process and socialization E. Social control theory V. Labeling and deviance A. Labeling theory and process B. Primary deviance C. Secondary deviance D. Unequal application of delinquent labels E. social conflict theory F. social reaction theory VI. Delinquent behavior A. Developmental theory B. Life-course approach to developmental theory C. Paths and directions of the delinquent life-course VII. Gender factors in delinquency A. Gender differences in the delinquency rate B. Feminist view of female delinquency C. Treatment of young women in the juvenile justice system VIII. Family's role in producing or inhibiting delinquency A. Families in conflict B. Parenting and delinquency C. Deviant parental behavior effect on a child's behavior D. Child abuse E. Sexual abuse IX. Influence of peers on delinquent behavior A. Peer relations B. Gangs 1. history 2. make-up 3. formation X. Juvenile justice system A. Landmark Supreme Court decisions that have influenced the juvenile justice system B. role and responsibilities of the juvenile court C. Processing children within the system D. Differences between adult and juvenile court systems E. Constitutional protections of juvenile within the criminal justice system XI. Community and alternative treatment programs A. Restorative Justice B. Probation services for juveniles C. Future of juvenile justice system |