2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CRIM 150 - Juvenile Justice Systems
PREREQUISITES: CRIM 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems .
PROGRAM: Criminal Justice
CREDIT HOURS: 3
LECTURE HOURS: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2013
Examination of the philosophy and theory behind the juvenile justice system and its component parts or systems. Analysis of the police response to juvenile delinquency followed by the role of the prosecuting attorney, juvenile court personnel, juvenile correctional facilities, and community-based programs designed for juvenile offenders. The primary focus of attention will be on the level of integration of these systems into a coherent system of justice that effectively and equitably responds to juvenile crime. The level of cooperation and coordination existing between the various component parts of the juvenile justice system will be critiqued, and the effectiveness of the juvenile system as a whole will be evaluated. Also includes the role of the juvenile justice system within the context of social, political, and economic inequality.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Critically assess the social, political, and economic context of juvenile justice in America.
- Evaluate the extent and distribution of juvenile delinquency.
- Describe and critique the public and police responses to juvenile offenders, and juvenile diversion from the justice system.
- Describe the pre-adjudication processes in juvenile justice.
- Describe the transfer of juveniles to the adult criminal court.
- Describe the contemporary juvenile court.
- Identify and critically evaluate community-based correctional programs for juvenile offenders, including probation and parole.
- Identify and critically evaluate institutional correctional programs for juvenile offenders.
- Discuss the special problems associated with the treatment of status offenders in the juvenile justice system.
- Discuss the special problems presented by serious or violent juvenile offenders.
- Evaluate present conditions and future directions in juvenile justice.
- Understand the nature of working within the juvenile justice system.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - Blueprints for inter-agency cooperation and facilitation
Blueprints for multidisciplinary violence prevention
Teen courts
Juvenile court
Juvenile race, gender, and ethnicity in police decision-making
The SHIELD Program
The Detention Diversion Advocacy Program
Schall v. Martin
Kent v. United States and Breed v. Jones
In re Gault
Three model nonresidential programs
Intensive aftercare programs
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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