ClassInfo - Fall 2018 Sociology Classes

Fall 2018 | SOC 4142 Section 001: Adolescents and the Legal System (20577)

Instructor(s): Carl Malmquist
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 235
Enrollment Status:: Open (40 of 58 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: This is a course covers the legal and social statuses of juveniles in our society. A recurrent theme is the power relationships among minors, their families, social institutions, and the legal system. Issues dealing with delinquent behavior are discussed in terms of different behaviors with which a juvenile justice system has to deal, such as the matter of certification to adult courts, the procedures in different jurisdictions for such matters, and death penalty issues which arose with juveniles and the consequences of several recent Supreme Court cases. prereq: soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:: Click link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?malmq001+SOC4142+Fall2018
Class Description:: An overall focus on issues involving juveniles in our society and how various issues are dealt with in the system of juvenile justice. Topics include: allocation of power among juveniles, families, and the state; problems that arise for juveniles with the school setting and within families; abuse and child neglect; children's rights; and the juvenile court and its origins up to more current problems. Various types of cases and problems that arise in the juvenile justice system will be considered.
Grading:: 95% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: exams, 5% class participation
Exam Format:: multiple choice
Class Format:: 60% Lecture
30% Discussion
10% Other Style videos
Workload:: 40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: graduate/law students will be required to write a paper
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20577/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 4 September 2007

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