Juvenile Delinquency Theories/Res (CRJU 230)

Term: 2022-2023 - Spring

Faculty

Patricia A WayShow MyInfo popup for Patricia A Way

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Description

Offers a variety of perspectives on the criminalized behaviors of children and youth in the U.S., including historical origins of the juvenile justice system; contemporary studies of childhood trauma, brain development, and its impact on behavior; and theories and research in the field of Juvenile Delinquency Studies. Explores contemporary data about how individual traits, gender, family, peers, schools, and drugs influence youth behavior. Also includes a brief survey of discrimination in the juvenile justice system and contemporary youth justice movements.