CJ& 106 - Juvenile Justice

5 Credits

This course provides an introduction to the American Juvenile Justice system with a focus on the laws, procedures, and agencies that administer juvenile justice. The course will also explore the historical evolution of the juvenile justice system and discuss constitutional safeguards and procedural protections for the accused. It will include study of: Washington State juvenile laws, juvenile court rules,investigative and interviewing guidelines, causation, treatment, control and prevention with regard to juvenile crime, and agency services.

Course Note Previously ADM J 104.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Designed to Serve Students interested in the Juvenile Justice system. Class is appropriate for both transfer and professional technical students.
Active Date 20210311T08:50:02

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Transferable Elective Yes
Course Outline
An Overview of Juvenile Justice in the United States:

The History of Juvenile Justice and Origins of the Juvenile Court
Theories of Delinquency and Intervention Programs
The Legal Rights of Juveniles
Juveniles and the Police
Intake and Pre-adjudicatory Processing
Prosecutorial Decision Making in Juvenile Justice
Classification and Preliminary Treatment Waivers and Other Alternatives
The Adjudicatory Process: Dispositional Alternatives
Nominal Sanctions: Warnings, Diversion and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Juvenile Probation and Community Based Corrections
Juvenile Corrections: Custodial Sanctions and Aftercare

Student Learning Outcomes
Describe the juvenile justice system laws, procedures, and agencies (private, non-profit, county, state, and federal) that administer the juvenile justice system.

Describe constitutional safeguards and procedural protections for the accused.

Summarize key historical moments and the evolution of the juvenile justice system in the United States.

Distinguish the important differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems.