Juvenile Justice

Catalog description

This course examines youthful offenders, the civil and criminal procedures used in juvenile court, and the history of the development of the juvenile courts and juvenile justice. The course presents an overview of the institutional response to the problems of juvenile delinquency, along with status offenders, gender specific offenders, special needs offenders and a focus on dependent/neglected and abused children. It emphasizes the police, court, correctional, and child protective agencies that process young offenders.