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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
PARAD054.
Course Title (CB02)
Youth and the Law
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
A legal and sociological approach to understanding the causes of juvenile delinquency; an examination of race, culture, and gender in juvenile delinquency; community responses to delinquency; organization, functions, and jurisdiction of both social and legal agencies; processing and detention; case disposition; statutes and court procedures.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course is in a CTE program and is CSU transferable. This course belongs in the Administration of Justice AA degree in Law Enforcement. This course was developed in response to an advisory board recommendation, that students have knowledge of juvenile crime. This course provides students with a legal and sociological understanding of the accusations of juvenile delinquency. The course is C-ID and cross-listed.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to CSU only
C-IDArea(s)StatusDetails
AJAdministration of JusticeApprovedC-ID AJ 220

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
48.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

(Not open to students with credit in the cross-listed course(s).)

(Also listed as ADMJ D054. and SOC D054.)

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Guest speakers

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Assignments

  1. Oral
    1. Small group discussion of course content
    2. Individual and/or small group presentations of course material
  2. Written reports on visitations to various criminal justice agencies or operations with analysis of those observations
  3. Assigned readings from the text and other references

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Oral assignments and participation in problem-solving discussions showing an understanding of juvenile law
  2. Written assignments including research report on a topic related to the juvenile justice system covering an in-depth analysis of current concepts and theories and utilizing a MLA writing format and evaluated based on a rubric.
  3. Midterm and final examinations developed from readings, class discussions, research materials, guest speakers, media aids, demonstrating knowledge and an understanding of juvenile law and its administration and evaluated based on a rubric.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Siegel, Larry J.; Welsh, Brandon C.; "Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law" 13th Edition, Belmont, California: Cengage Learning, 2018
Bartollas,C. and Miller,S.J."Juvenile Justice in America", 8th Edition,San Francisco, California:Pearson Publishing, 2017.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Champion, Dean John; Merlo, Alida V.; Benekos, Peter J.; "The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law", 9th Edition, San Francisco, California: Pearson Publishing, 2019
Bartollas,C. and Schmalleger,F. "Juvenile Delinquency", 10th Edition, San Francisco, California:Pearson Higher Education, 2019

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Discuss and examine the fundamental principles of juvenile control through the judicial process
  • Explain and analyze theoretical approaches to the causation of juvenile crime and delinquency
  • Examine and discuss race, culture and gender and how they influence the occurrence of juvenile delinquency
  • Contrast and compare teenage subculture and the gang structure as they relate to both crime and youth development
  • Recognize and examine laws relating to youthful offenders
  • Discuss and evaluate community organizations and their impact on juvenile control and treatment
  • Describe and examine governmental organizations and their impact on juvenile control and treatment
  • Identify and evaluate the juvenile court as a social institution within the context of its procedures and policies

CSLOs

  • Analyze the sociological principles regarding the causation of juvenile crime and delinquency.

  • Identify those laws that relate to juvenile offences and critique how they impact youthful offenders.

Outline

  1. Discuss and examine the fundamental principles of juvenile control through the judicial process
    1. Historical perspective
      1. Before the 19th Century
      2. The 1800s - First Juvenile Court
      3. Current trends
    2. The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice
  2. Explain and analyze theoretical approaches to the causation of juvenile crime and delinquency
    1. Anthropology
    2. Psychology
    3. Psychiatry
    4. Psychoanalysis
    5. Social Context and Causation
    6. Society, sociology, and culture
  3. Examine and discuss race, culture and gender and how they influence the occurrence of juvenile delinquency
    1. Statistics
    2. Race and culture
    3. Sociological considerations - class, gender, and sexuality
  4. Contrast and compare teenage subculture and the gang structure as they relate to both crime and youth development
    1. Types
    2. Community environment and gang attraction
    3. Attraction to the teen subculture
      1. Developmental characteristics
      2. Social and familial deprivation
  5. Recognize and examine laws relating to youthful offenders
    1. Historical antecedents
    2. The "Child Savers" and "Houses of Refuge"
    3. California Juvenile Laws
      1. Sections 300, 601 & 602
      2. Section 701, prosecution under the general law
      3. Section 781, expungement
  6. Discuss and evaluate community organizations and their impact on juvenile control and treatment
    1. Dealing with dependents
    2. Dealing with incorrigibles
    3. Dealing with delinquents
    4. The family as a community
    5. Schools
  7. Describe and examine governmental organizations and their impact on juvenile control and treatment
    1. Dealing with dependents
    2. Dealing with incorrigibles
    3. Dealing with delinquents
  8. Identify and evaluate the juvenile court as a social institution within the context of its procedures and policies
    1. Intake
    2. Investigation
    3. Supervision
    4. Juvenile corrections
    5. Prevention of delinquency
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