2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin

SOC 477 Advanced Seminar in Youth, the Family and Criminal Justice

3 hours 

Examination of selected topics related to the interactions among the family, childhood and adolescence, and the criminal justice system. Specific topics chosen for discussion may include the childhood roots of criminal behavior, juvenile delinquency, intra-familial violence, victimization of children and adolescents, and the role of the Family Court.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

PSY 477

Prerequisite

ENG 201, senior standing, majoring in Forensic Psychology, Criminology, or Sociology, and SOC 309 or PSY 232, or permission of the section instructor