SOCI 302: Sociology of Delinquency
SOCI 302-001: Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency
(Spring 2015)
04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W
Lecture Hall 3
Section Information for Spring 2015
Using a sociological lens, this course explores several aspects of youth delinquency: sociological theories on the causes of delinquency and strategies to reintegrate youthful offenders into mainstream society; the history and evolution of the juvenile justice system; the aggressive policing of lower-class minority youths, the relationship between violence toward young girls and women and their diversion into the juvenile court,; and alternative strategies that “judge children as children.”
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Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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