SOC 4141 is also offered in Fall 2022
SOC 4141 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2021 | SOC 4141 Section 001: Youth Crime & Punishment (34172)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Community Engaged Learning
- Meets With:
SOC 4141H Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 415
- Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 26 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course offers an overview of social theory and research on youth crime, punishment, and delinquency. We start by critically examining the social facts surrounding the measurement, extent, and distribution of delinquency. Next, we study the principal sociological explanations of delinquent behavior. These theories provide conceptual tools for analyzing delinquency and punishment among groups such as gang members. We then trace youth experiences in the juvenile justice system, from policing, to juvenile court, to probation, and institutionalization. Throughout, we analyze the success or failure of key programs implemented in attempts to prevent or reduce delinquency. prereq: Soc 3101 or 3102 recommended; Sociology majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?uggen001+SOC4141+Fall2021
- Class Description:
- This course presents an overview of sociological theory and research on youth crime and punishment, 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 youth crime and punishment. Next we study some of the principal sociological explanations of delinquent behavior. These theories provide conceptual tools for analyzing monographs and meta-analyses regarding delinquency among diverse groups of young people. We conclude by analyzing some of the key policies and programs implemented in attempts to reduce delinquency and mitigate the harms of youth punishment. 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 youth crime; 3) To apply the conceptual tools of these theories to selected case studies; and, 4) To critically evaluate concrete policy responses to delinquency.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students eager to engage research on youth crime and punishment.
- Learning Objectives:
- 1) To understand the way that delinquency is currently measured and the extent and distribution of delinquent behavior from the perspective of youth, victims, and officials; 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
- Workload:
- 100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34172/1219
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/uggen001_SOC4141H_Fall2021.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/uggen001_SOC4141_Fall2020.pdf (Fall 2020)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 March 2021
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2021 Sociology Classes