Fall 2017  |  SOC 4141H Section 001: Honors: Juvenile Delinquency (35123)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Honors
Meets With:
SOC 4141 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 110
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Childhood/delinquency. Measuring extent/distribution of delinquent behavior. Applying theories to relationships within family, school, peer group. Institutional responses to delinquency. Evaluating programs for treatment, prevention, control. prereq: honors student, [3101 or 3102 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?uggen001+SOC4141H+Fall2017
Class Description:
This course presents an overview of sociological theory and research on juvenile delinquency, along with discussion of cutting-edge controversies and policy issues. We start with a critical examination of the social facts surrounding the measurement, extent, and distribution of delinquency. Next we study some of the principal sociological explanations of delinquent behavior. These theories provide conceptual tools for analyzing monographs detailing delinquency among diverse groups of young people. We conclude by analyzing some of the key programs implemented in attempts to reduce delinquency. Course objectives: 1) To understand the way that delinquency is currently measured and the extent and distribution of delinquent behavior according to these measures; 2) To gain a working knowledge of the major sociological theories used to explain delinquency; 3) To apply the conceptual tools of these theories to selected case studies; and, 4) To critically evaluate concrete policy responses to delinquency.
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
10% Special Projects
10% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Mixed
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
30% Discussion
5% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Web Based Media
Workload:
120 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35123/1179
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/uggen001_SOC4141H_Fall2021.pdf (Fall 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/uggen001_SOC4141_Fall2020.pdf (Fall 2020)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 June 2017

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