Core Course Topics
Childhood and Delinquency
Nature and Extent of Delinquency
Individual Views of Delinquency
Sociological Views of Delinquency
Developmental Views of Delinquency
Gender and Delinquency
Family and Delinquency
Peers and Delinquency
Schools and Delinquency
Drug use and Delinquency
Police Work with Juveniles
Juvenile Court Process
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Define the term juvenile delinquency.
Identify major components in the study of delinquency.
Identify the different methods used to measure delinquency.
Identify the different correlates of delinquency.
Describe the Choice and Trait theories as they relate to a study of juvenile delinquency with emphasis on individual choice.
Describe the Social Structure Theories which seek to explain the onset of delinquency.
Describe the Social Process Theories which attempt to explain juvenile delinquency and compare to Social Structure Theories.
Describe the Life Course View and how it relates to the development of juvenile delinquency.
Describe the Latent Trait View and the General Theory of Crime.
Identify the main points of the Gender and delinquency relationship.
Describe the impact of socialization on the relationship between Gender and delinquency.
Identify the main points of the Family and delinquency relationship.
Identify the main points of the effect of divorce as it effects delinquency.
Describe the main points of the relationship of peers and delinquency.
Describe the influence of Gang theory.
Describe the role of schools in the development of delinquency patterns.
Describe the relationship between academic performance and delinquency.
Identify the most commonly abused drugs by teenagers and youth today.
Analyze the relationship between drug use and delinquency.
Describe the main concepts of the interconnection between Police Work and Juveniles.
Identify the factors which may influence how Police interact with juveniles.
Identify the main components of formal juvenile court processes.