CJ 641 Juvenile Justice: 3 semester hours
This course will focus on how juveniles fit into the criminal justice system. This course will explore the history of juvenile crime and theoretical approaches to understanding and explaining delinquency. This course will examine the juvenile court process from policing and the court system to due process and possible interventions. Special attention will be paid to future directions in juvenile justice and possible system reforms. Prerequisite: CJ 510.