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APPROACHES TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Course Code:
CRJS 285
Active Term:
Spring Term
/ Randomly
Course Description:

A second-level course which examines in more detail the nature, diagnostic assessment, and treatment of delinquency. Practical diagnostic procedures are examined along with their implications for treatment. Interpretation and use of psychological and psychiatric evaluations are also examined. Such issues as socialized versus unsocialized delinquency, conduct disorders and psychopathy, drug and alcohol abuse, and the delinquent life-style are examined. The spectrum of community and facility based treatment programs and their appropriateness for types of delinquents are reviewed.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Prerequisites:

CRJS-205 or SOC-205

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