- Youth, Justice, and Society

Catalog description

This course examines historical and current classifications of and responses to delinquency. Theories of delinquent behavior and the societal reaction to these acts will be explored. Critical analyses of theories and societal reactions to acts of delinquency and of the social (family systems, educations, and inequalities of race, gender, and social class) and political forces that influence policing, courts, and corrections practices and policies are utilized. Current efforts of prevention, diversion, and rehabilitation will be explored and critiqued.