Juvenile Delinquency
Topics Covered in This Course:
In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
Juvenile delinquency: the act, actor, and audience.
A sociological overview: society, norms, conformity, and deviant behavior.
In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
The dimensions of the delinquency problem.
Biological explanations of juvenile delinquency.
In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
Psychogenic explanations of juvenile delinquency.
Sociological explanations of delinquency: social strain and cultural transmission theories.
In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
Sociological explanations of juvenile delinquency: social learning and social control theories.
Sociological explanations of juvenile delinquency: labeling and radical theories.
In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
The future for causal explanations of delinquency: the ongoing process of theory-building.
The family and juvenile delinquency.
Schools and delinquency.
The youth subculture.
Juvenile gangs and delinquent behavior.
Juveniles and the police.
Juvenile courts.
Juvenile corrections.
Treatment and prevention strategies.
Rethinking the delinquency problem.