CRMJ 1090 - Juvenile Delinquency

Academic Division:

Liberal Arts

Academic Discipline:

Criminal Justice

Assistant Dean: Steve Haynes PhD

4 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of the current theoretical and methodological issues concerning juvenile delinquency. This course examines the nature, extent, and causes of juvenile delinquency. The course is structured to focus on the social construction of delinquency, the development of the juvenile justice system, theoretical explanations of delinquency, and the current research on juvenile delinquency in the United States. The primary objectives of this course are to foster critical thinking about how we define, address, research, punish, and treat delinquency in America. UG

4 Lecture Hour(s);

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is me
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
1. Describe and analyze the legal concepts of delinquency and status offenders.	Law research assignment week 8-9, quizzes- weekly, critical thinking exercises week 3 and weeks 8-9
2. Differentiate the juvenile justice system from the adult system including treatment, adjudication, procedural rights, and terminology.	Quizzes- weekly, research project/questions weeks 1, 3, 7, 9
3. Develop a working knowledge of the history of the juvenile justice system from 1899 to today.	Quiz – weeks 1-2, chapter discussion questions weeks 1-2
4. Analyze the theoretical approaches to delinquency and become familiar with and critically evaluate those theories that have been developed as explanations for the onset of, continuation in and desistance from delinquency.	Critical thinking worksheet and exercise, research questions and projects, video reaction assignment, chapter discussion questions weeks 3, 4, 5 & 6. Quizzes weekly weeks 3-6
5. Explain the impact that social institutions play in a juvenile’s life including family, peers, and schools.	Critical thinking worksheet and exercise, research questions and projects, video reaction assignment, chapter discussion questions weeks 13-15
6. Explain how child abuse and institutionalization may affect a juvenile.	Chapter discussion questions, research project, critical thinking questions weeks 6,7,8,9
7. Describe and analyze society’s responses to delinquency through informal and formal mechanisms of control.	Chapter discussion questions, video reaction assignment, research question/project weeks 8,9,10,11,12 Weekly quizzes weeks 8-12
8. Apply knowledge about the causes and correlates of delinquency to critical assessments of juvenile justice policy	Critical thinking worksheet/exercise, research questions/project week 15

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

Statement on Diversity
North Central State College believes that every student is a valued and equal member of the community.* Every student brings different experiences to the College, and all are important in enriching academic life and developing greater understanding and appreciation of one another. Therefore, NC State College creates an inclusive culture in which students feel comfortable sharing their experiences. Discrimination and prejudice have no place on the campus, and the College takes any complaint in this regard seriously. Students encountering aspects of the instruction that result in barriers to their sense of being included and respected should contact the instructor, assistant dean, or dean without fear of reprisal.

*Inclusive of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status (past, present or future), disability, age (40 years or older), status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, status as a foster parent, genetic information, or sexual orientation,

Standard NCSC Course Policies
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