SOC 380 Juvenile Delinquency
An examination of the causes and consequences of preadult deviance and crime, the operations of the juvenile justice system, and the effectiveness of delinquency policies. The course includes: critical analysis of delinquency research; consideration of biological, psychological, and sociological explanations of delinquency; and comparisons of delinquency, juvenile law and justice in various historical and cultural contexts. Through class projects, students probe into their own and other's delinquency, as well as outside the classroom into the community's police, juvenile courts, and correctional facilities.