This course traces the development of the American juvenile justice system against a backdrop of historical and sociological change. The course will trace the interaction between changes in society and changes in the treatment of juvenile delinquents from medieval to modern times. An overview of criminological theories will provide analyses of and strategies for dealing with juvenile delinquency. Orders are shipped via UPS, so please include a street address.
Overseas students are encouraged to request airmail shipment.
Since changes in edition can take place, students are advised to wait and purchase texts after enrolling in the course and receiving the course study guide. Its Meaning and Construction, third edition. Thompson, William E. and Jack E. Bynum. Suburbia's Dead End Kids . Pantheon Books, 1991.