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2020-2021 College Catalog 
    
2020-2021 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AJS 212 - Juvenile Justice Procedures


3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours (3 lec.)

The course will examine the causes, responses and prevailing legal and social practices concerning delinquency in America. Includes issues pertaining to the family, schools, gang membership, drug use and youth victimization. Also includes the juvenile justice system including the history and philosophy of the juvenile court, court decision-making, sentencing practices, diversion, institutionalization, community supervision and how it interfaces with the administration of justice.