CJ-41053 credit hours

Seminar in Youth and the Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion

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CJ-4105 prerequisites

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CJ-1002Introduction to Criminal Justice

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Description

Provides a critical examination of systemic problems and policy issues in youth justice. The course evaluates the effectiveness of current criminal justice legal reforms, interventions, treatment programs, and policies aimed at youth. Specific topics include public discourse on youth crime and justice, the social construction of adolescents involved with the youth justice system, the interface of corollary systems of child welfare and mental health, the administration of youth justice systems and a comparative analysis of the policy choices made in developing frameworks for responding to youth justice.

Requisite courses

CJ-1002 or the former CJ-1101 [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Honours Form Required.

Seminar

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