Juvenile Delinquency
Course Number:
SOC-312
Minimum Credits:
3
A course examining the historical societalyresponse to delinquency and the types of behaviorydefined as delinquent. Also examined are theoriesyof causation, the family and delinquency, gangydelinquency, the school and delinquency, policeyhandling of delinquency, detention and juvenileycourt treatment. Prerequisite: Sociology 109.