Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency
Topics Covered in This Course:
In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
Adolescence and delinquency
The measurement and nature of delinquency
In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
Individual causes of delinquency
Social structural causes of delinquency
In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
Social process theories of delinquency
Social interactionist theories of delinquency
In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
Gender and delinquency
The family and delinquency
In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
The school and delinquency
Gangs and delinquency
Drugs and delinquency
Prevention, diversion, and treatment
The juvenile justice process