Juvenile Delinquency
BCJ 2201, Juvenile Delinquency
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Course Description
Provides a historical overview of the American juvenile justice system from the development of the juvenile court, juvenile
jurisdiction, and patterns of delinquency, including
gangs, training schools, probation, aftercare, family, school, and related
factors as well as intervention strategies.
Prerequisites
BCJ 2000, BCJ 2001, & BCJ 2002
Course Textbook
Bartollas, C.
, & Miller, S. (2011).
Juvenile justice in America
(6th
ed.
)
. Upper Saddl
e River, NJ:
Pearson
Education.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1.
Identify and define criminal justice terms related to juvenile justice and apply those terms to the field of juvenile
justice.
2.
Analyze the historical impact in juvenile justice and assess the historical influence on recent innovations.
3.
Describe the vario
us theories related to juvenile justice and correlate the application of those theories in practice.
4.
Examine and explore the Juvenile Justice System and determine the infrastructure required to maintain this
system.
5.
Identify and describe methodological m
easurement of juvenile crime and explore the influence of the findings on
juvenile justice strategies.
6.
Describe juvenile victims.
7.
Analyze the process of dealing with juveniles in the adult court system and explore the interaction of the various
functions
as each relates to the juvenile process.
8.
Identify and analyze the various juvenile justice programs and assess the effectiveness of juvenile probation and
community
–
based programs in respect to combating juvenile issues.
9.
Appraise the process as juvenile
s pass through the system and determine the proper treatment of juvenile
offenders from inception to release.
10.
Analyze the juvenile offender and explore the criminology studies that focus on the determination of juvenile
crimes as well as proposals for pro
active direction toward corrective practices.
11.
Investigate international juvenile justice operations in comparison to state and federal juvenile laws as well as the
blending of these laws within a multi
–
cultural community.
Credits
Upon completion of th
is course, the students will earn three (3) hours of college credit.
BCJ 2201, Juvenile Delinquency
Course Syllabus
BCJ 2201, Juvenile Delinquency
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Course Structure
1.
Unit Learning Objectives:
Each unit contains learning objectives that specify the measurable skills and
knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit. These objectives are located within the individual
lesson presentations and at the beginning of the unit reading assi
gnments.
2.
Reading Assignments:
Each unit contains reading assignments from one or more chapters in the textbook.
3.
Key Terms:
Key terms are intended to guide students in their course of study. Students should pay particular
attention to key terms as they repr
esent important concepts within the unit material and reading.
4.
Assessments:
This
c
ourse contai
ns eight (8) unit assessments
–
one for each unit
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to be com
pleted at the end of
each unit.
5.
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6.
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share assessment answers.
Grading
Unit Assessments (8 @ 12.5%)
= 100%
Total
= 100%
Course Schedule/Checklist
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PRINT
)
The following pages contain a printable Course Schedule to assist you through this course. By following this schedule,
you will be assured that you will complete the course within the time allotted.
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BCJ 2201, Juvenile Delinquency
Course S
chedule
By following this schedule, you will be assured that you will complete the course within the time allotted. Please keep this
schedule for reference as you progress through your course.
Unit I
Juvenile Justice Overview
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter 1:
Juvenile Justice: An Overview
Chapter 3:
Causes of Juvenile Crime
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
Unit II
The Measurement of Juvenile Crime
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter
2:
The Measurement of Juvenile Crime and Victimization
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
Unit III
The Police and Juveniles
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter 4:
The Police
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
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chedule
Unit IV
Juvenile Court
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter 5:
The Juvenile Court
Chapter 6:
The Juvenile Court: Trial and Disposition
Chapter 7:
Juveniles in Adult Court
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
Unit V
Community
–
Based Programs and Aftercare
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter 9:
Community
–
Based Programs
Chapter 11:
Juvenile Aftercare
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
Unit VI
Juvenile Institutionalization
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter 10:
Juvenile Institutionalization
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
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BCJ 2201, Juvenile Delinquency
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chedule
Unit VII
Understanding the Youthful Offender
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter 12:
Treatment Technologies
Chapter 13:
Juvenile Gangs
Chapter 14:
Drugs and Youthful Offending
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
Unit VIII
The Future of Juvenile Justice
Review:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Lesson Material
Read:
Chapter 16:
Juvenile Justice in the Twenty
–
First Century
Submit:
Assessment
Notes/Goals:
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