I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Juvenile Justice

2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 1104

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course will cover the study of juvenile delinquency, the theories of causation, and the methods of corrections. It will also examine the juvenile court and correctional systems. Chapter 240 of the Minnesota Juvenile Law will be explored as it relates to the M.P.O.S.T. objectives.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Name of Institution	Course Number and Title	Credits
Hibbing Community College	LAW 1538 Juvenile Justice	3

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

Name of Institution	Date of Acceptance	Discipline/Area/Program of Transfer
Bemidji State University	June 2009	Criminal Justice

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Name of Program(s)	Program Type
Criminal Justice	AAS   Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Research a topical area of juvenile justice

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Explain who are mandated reporters;
• Explain approaches to treatment and prevention/and court processes for youth;
• Research the website for mandated reporters;
• Examine the history of the juvenile justice system;
• Explain theories and crime causations; and
• Discuss youth poverty issues/emotionally disturbed.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1.         An overview of the Juvenile Justice System

• Juvenile justice:  Definitions, measurements and process
• Juvenile justice terminology versus adult terminology
• The history and philosophy behind the juvenile justice system

Theories of delinquency and juvenile offending

1.         Our Nation’s Youths

• Youth in society:  Developmental Risk and Protective Factors
• Three Levels of Maltreatment
• Juvenile Victims:  The seriousness of the problem
• Indicators of Neglect
• Child abuse and neglect laws
• Indicators of physical abuse
• Indicators of emotional abuse
• The causes of abuse
• Domestic and family violence
• Child abuse and the link to delinquency
• Child Sexual Harassment and abuse
• Child sexual abuse and the internet
• Indicators of sexual abuse
• The consequences of being sexually abused
• Cultural values and sexual abuse
• The issue of credibility
• Children and youths as victims of crimes and violence
• Missing and exploited children
• Missing Benign Explanation
• Missing involuntary, lost or injured
• Runaway/thrown away
• Nonfamily abduction
• Stereotypical kidnapping
• Family abduction
• A Child Abduction response team
• Amber alert
• Youth Suicide
• Juvenile Offenders
• Youth Gangs

2.         The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System

• The Police and Juveniles
• Pretrial Services and Diversion
• The Juvenile Court

Juvenile Corrections

1.         The Juvenile Justice System

• Preventing delinquency and Recidivism
• Status Offenders and offenses
• Running away
• Truancy
• Curfew violations
• Early substance use
• Other problem behaviors
• Juvenile delinquents and delinquency
• Property offenses committed by juveniles
• Violent crime committed by juveniles
• Profile of delinquency
• Age trends
• Female delinquents
• Minority offenders
• Co-offending
• Serious, Chronic, and Violent offenders
• Serious Child delinquents
• Chronic juvenile offenders and recidivism
• Violent juvenile offenders
• Predictors of youth violence
• Myths and youth violence

Juvenile Justice The crossroads:  The accelerating call for reform