JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

SOCWORK 646

Examination of physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children, child neglect, and exploitation.

SOC 421

Factors and conditions that underlie disagreement about fundamental values which inform views and conceptualizations of deviance; their relation to personal and social maladjustment; deviant behavior across different social contexts.

PSYCH 526

Criminal behavior is an extremely common and costly problem for society. Provides an overview of criminal psychology and the relevant forensic and psychobiological processes in the field.

EDPOL 210

Explores the study of youth through theoretical, historical, social, and cultural perspectives with a focus on Minoritized Youth; interrogates the concept of "youth" as a socially constructed category; examines how "youth" have been positioned within educational, political, economic, and social contexts; analyzes how youth's racialized experiences intersect with other social identities: social class, gender, and sexuality. Themes explored: conceptions of youth as a social category, education and schooling, race, gender, sexuality, politics and activism, community-based learning, criminal justice, media, and popular culture. Uses historical and contemporary "texts" and current events to study the lived experiences of young people within diverse racial, cultural, gendered, sexualized and classed contexts. Reflect on own experiences as "youth," their relationship to education and other social institutions, and how it informs understanding of society, educational theory and practice.

SOC 441

Theoretical explanations of criminal behavior. Measurement of crime and evaluation of criminological research. Current issues in criminology and crime-related public policy.