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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJ 256 Juvenile Justice


This course addresses a variety of issues related to juvenile justice. It examines the juvenile justice system and all its components including the police, juvenile courts and juvenile sanctions. In it students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of various programs and policies aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency, including D.A.R.E., and trying juveniles as adults. Students also will examine the various theories about why juveniles engage in delinquency.