SOCI 1766 - Juvenile Delinquency

3 Credits

This course is designed to familiarize students with the sociological study of juvenile delinquency in the United States while simultaneously cultivating an historical and international perspective on delinquency. Topics include the nature of delinquency, means of measuring delinquency, theoretical understandings of delinquency, societal influences upon and responses to delinquency, as well as the development of the juvenile justice system. 3C/3/0/0

Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goals 5 & 9