Overview
Description
Overview of offender race and gender within crime and juvenile processing statistics. Emphasis on contributing factors for disparity, effectiveness of policies and programs addressing disparity.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of the issue of race in the juvenile justice system.
- demonstrate understanding of the issue of ethnicity in the juvenile justice system.
- define and discuss the concept of racial disparities in juvenile justice.
- analyze the racial and ethnic disparities in the offending and processing of youths in the American juvenile justice system.
- demonstrate understanding of Juveniles in detention: How girls differ from boys.
- demonstrate understanding of the gendered nature of risk factors for delinquency.
- demonstrate understanding of the juvenile justice system serves the distinct needs of female offenders.
- demonstrate understanding of the impact on mental health issues on minority and female processing in the juvenile justice system.