CJ& 106 - Juvenile Justice

Credits: 5
Introduces basic concepts, theories, principles and an historical overview of the criminal process as they relate to the formal and informal adjudication of violent, serious, and chronic juvenile offenders.

Enrollment Requirement: CJ& 101 and ENGL& 101 or 126/127/128/235 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; or instructor consent.

Satisfies Requirement: Social Science
Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Distinguish the differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems.
Identify the nine Supreme Court cases which have shaped critical issues in the Juvenile Justice System.
Identify milestones in the development of the Juvenile Justice System.
Identify the basic procedures associated with the adjudication of Juvenile court cases.
Recognize and understand the problems and issues associated with measuring Juvenile Crime and Victimization.
Identify the aspects of the Diversion and Intake process of Juvenile Justice.
Identify and discuss the goals and processes of Juvenile Probation and Parole.

Program Outcomes

Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs and hypotheses.
Meet obligations necessary to complete individual and group tasks.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.