NWCCD 2019-20 Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
NWCCD 2019-20 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

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CRMJ 2420 - Juvenile Justice


This course examines the juvenile justice system and delinquency in the United States including theories of the causes of delinquency, risk factors for delinquency, role of police in the juvenile justice system, the application of juvenile law and procedure, delinquency prevention and intervention programs and juvenile correctional programs. Analysis includes gangs, special populations, and the future of juvenile justice.

Credits: 3

General Education Requirement: None
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of CRMJ 2420 Juvenile Justice, the student will:

  1. Compare the juvenile justice and the criminal justice system.
  2. Identify the risk factors for juvenile delinquency and victimization.
  3. Identify the individual theories for juvenile delinquency including choice, biological, and psychological approaches.
  4. Identify the social theories for juvenile delinquency including structure, process, life course, and reaction.
  5. Assess the success of delinquency prevention and intervention programs.
  6. Critique landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases in juvenile justice.
  7. Summarize the juvenile adjudication process.
  8. Analyze the success of juvenile corrections programs.
  9. Identify issues with juvenile gangs and special populations


Program Outcomes
Upon completion of CRMJ 2420 Juvenile Justice, the student will:

  • PLO 5 Analyze the major theories of crime causation to include biological, sociological, psychological, and life course perspectives of criminality




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