Bunker Hill Community College

Course Description

CRJ102: DELINQUENCY, ADJUDICATION AND CORRECTION
(Criminal Justice)

Credits: 3 Credits

This course examines the causative factors in the development of youthful offenders, the civil and new criminal procedures used in juvenile court, and the history of the development of the juvenile courts and juvenile justice. The course presents an overview of the institutional response to the problems of juvenile delinquency, along with status offenders, gender specific offenders, special needs offenders and a focus on dependent/neglected and abused children. It emphasizes the police, court, correctional, and child protective agencies that process young offenders.

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