Schedule
Mon, 5:00 PM - 6:50 PM (8/26/2013 - 12/13/2013) Location: MAIN LOWER APT6
Mon, 5:00 PM - 6:50 PM (8/26/2013 - 8/26/2013) Location: MAIN LOWER APT6
Description
This course will examine the Juvenile Justice system in America, including its history, philosophy and development, along with future challenges the system must confront. The rights of Juveniles in the American Ju?venile Justice System will be thoroughly ex-plored and discussed. Differences between the adult criminal system and juvenile offender treatment will be analyzed. The problems facing youth as well as the impact of cultural, sociological and other forces will be examined. Other societies? treatment of youthful offenders will be compared and contracted with the American system. Ap-propriate punishment of juvenile offenders, including community programs and institu-tionalization, will be studied. The class will explore in depth the challenges facing the juvenile justice system and discuss ways in which the system might be improved and advanced. Other modalities such as out?side speakers, films and/or field trips may be utilized during the curse to assist stu?dents in more fully i