Juvenile Justice
Topics Covered in This Course:
In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
Delinquency and the juvenile justice system.
Theoretical explanations of delinquency.
In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
The external environment.
Gangs.
In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
Police and the juvenile offender.
The courts and juvenile justice.
In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
Diversion.
Community-based sanctions and juvenile institutions.
In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
Goals and effectiveness of the juvenile justice system.
Organization, bureaucracy, and systems.
Decision making.
Inter-group relations and conflict.
Power and politics in juvenile justice.
The executives.
Juvenile justice: an overview and assessment.