JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing or ( SOC/LEGAL ST 131 , SOC 181 , C&E SOC/SOC 210 , or 211 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze the extent, nature, and measurement of juvenile delinquency using official statistics, self-report data, and ethnographic accounts. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply major sociological theories of delinquency - including strain, social learning, control, labeling, and life-course theories - to real-world case studies and biographical narratives. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate the role of race, class, gender, and place in shaping youth experiences with criminalization and institutional control, drawing from both theoretical frameworks and empirical data. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Synthesize empirical research to assess the effectiveness of prevention, diversion, and intervention programs targeting juvenile delinquency. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze and critique policy responses to juvenile delinquency, including policing, detention, probation, and restorative justice models, with a focus on equity and outcomes. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop evidence-based arguments in written and oral form by integrating sociological theory, case studies, and academic research. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze the extent, nature, and measurement of juvenile delinquency using official statistics, self-report data, and ethnographic accounts. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply major sociological theories of delinquency - including strain, social learning, control, labeling, and life-course theories - to real-world case studies and biographical narratives. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate the role of race, class, gender, and place in shaping youth experiences with criminalization and institutional control, drawing from both theoretical frameworks and empirical data. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Synthesize empirical research to assess the effectiveness of prevention, diversion, and intervention programs targeting juvenile delinquency. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze and critique policy responses to juvenile delinquency, including policing, detention, probation, and restorative justice models, with a focus on equity and outcomes. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop evidence-based arguments in written and oral form by integrating sociological theory, case studies, and academic research. Audience: Undergraduate