May 09, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Hill Book 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Hill Book

CRM 224 - Juvenile Delinquency

3 Credits
Offered Fall and Spring
An examination of juvenile delinquency in American society. Topics include the historical background and “invention” of delinquency, cross-cultural definitions of delinquency, theories of delinquency, social class differences, and the juvenile court system. The course critically examines the social, health, and mental health services which have been utilized by this society in attempts to prevent or “treat” delinquent behavior.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): CRM 120 - Critical Introduction to Criminal Justice  or CRM 201 - Criminological Theories   
Core Curriculum Attribute(s): History and Social Science