• To understand the history and current social context of the juvenile justice system
• To understand legal issues that arise when dealing with juvenile offenders
• To understand the level and trends for juvenile delinquency
• To understand the etiology of delinquency and the policy implications that stem from this knowledge

TEXT
Cox, Conrad, and Allen (2003). Juvenile Justice: A Guide to Theory and Practice. Boston: McGraw Hill.

READINGS (ARTICLES AND REPORTS)
(1) Butts and Mitchell (2000). "Brick by Brick: Dismantling the Border Between Juvenile and Adult Justice." Criminal Justice 2000. Washington D.C: National Institute of Justice (Available Online)

(2) Bazemore and Umbreit (1995). "Rethinking the Sanctioning Function in Juvenile Court: Retributive or Restorative Responses to Youth Crime." Crime and Delinquency, 41(3): 296-316 (Available Online)

(3) Henggeler, S. et al. (1996). "Multisystemic therapy: an effective violence prevention approach for serious juvenile offenders." Journal of Adolescence, 19: 47-61 (Handout)

(4) Mihalic et al. (2001). "Blueprints for Violence Prevention." Juvenile Justice Bulletin (Washington D.C: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). (Available Online)

(5) Lipsey, Wilson, and Cothern (2000). "Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders," (Washington D.C: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). (Available Online)

Individuals who have any disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect their ability to perform in this class are encouraged to inform the instructor at the start of the semester. Adaptation of methods, materials or testing may be made as required to provide for equitable participation. It is your responsibility to contact the Access Center for advice regarding adaptations.

Cheating on exams or assignments will be dealt with in accordance with University policies. Anyone caught cheating on an exam will receive a zero for that exam. Plagiarism refers to presenting another's words or ideas as if they were your own. It is cheating and thus an academic offense. The penalty for plagiarism is failure for that particular assignment. I encourage you to work together, but you must turn in your own work. If you use ideas or words from the texts or outside readings, you must cite the work.

One of my longstanding policies is that I do not take attendance and there is no formal penalty for missing class (no points are deducted based solely on attendance). However, past experience with teaching summer classes suggests that a student's attendance is strongly related to his or her performance and final grade. Therefore, for this class, attendance and participation will count for 10% of your grade.

All students are expected to take the exams on the scheduled date. If you have a legitimate excuse, you must notify me before the exam. Anyone missing an exam without prior notification will receive a zero for that exam.

Exams: There will be a cumulative final exam. The exam will consist of 2-3 essay questions.

Group/Individual Assignments: Throughout the semester, you will be required to complete in-class group assignments or out of class individual assignments.

Grading Scale: (Instructor reserves right to curve final grades upward)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
Bureau of Justice Statistics: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/jjclearinghouse/main_jjrmdp_web_page.htm
National Council on Crime and Delinquency: http://www.nccd-crc.org/
National Institute of Justice:http: //www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/welcome.html
National Criminal Justice Reference Center (Section on JJ): http://virlib.ncjrs.org/JuvenileJustice.asp
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics: http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/