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2016-2017 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRIM 325 - Juvenile Delinquency


The causation, control, and prevention of delinquency and offenses of young adults are
discussed. This course exposes students to the origins and development of the juvenile justice system from historical, legal and institutional perspectives.  Youth gangs are also discussed in an effort to understand the distinction existing between the concepts of youth gangs and violent youth gangs.

Credits: 3