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2025 Spring > UGRD > SOCIOL > SOCIOL 362

Juvenile Delinquency

Course #: SOCIOL 362

Description:
This course considers how juvenile delinquency is defined and socially constructed. Students will explore a variety of perspective that help us understand juvenile delinquency, such as social process theories, social structural theories, and critical theories. This course considers the realities and challenges that youth experience in a variety of contexts such as the family, school, peers, and gangs. In addition, consideration is given to how society responds to youth who violate social norms and the historical contexts of juvenile justice policy and practices.
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Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 10356 TuTh
11:00 - 12:15 pm
Lageson,Jacqueline B McCormack M03-0407
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 40
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
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01 10356 TuTh
11:00 - 12:15 pm
Lageson,Jacqueline B BEACONFLEX
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 40
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
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02 10357 Th
5:30 - 8:15 pm
Todd,Lydia M REMOTE
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 40
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
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