JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice

CJ 240

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor: John Moran, BS

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to "Juvenile Justice System", a Bachelor Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which will give you an in depth look at the Juvenile Justice System.

This course will allow you to study and learn about how juvenile offenders are handled and processed through the court system. You will also learn about the different programs available to keep juveniles out of JJC's (Juvenile Justice Centers) and the strength & weaknesses of these programs.

I am looking forward to mentoring you through this course and enjoy seeing you through this step on your way to completing your Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice.

TIME FRAME: This is a six (6) semester hour course. The course assignments must be completed within ten weeks. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course or the day that you advise me that you are ready to begin your studies. Please monitor the time frame as extensions are very rare without special circumstances. Upon successful completion of this course you will be awarded six (6) semester hours of credit. You may accelerate and finish the course prior to the ten week mark, but not in less than four weeks. There is NO mandate to accelerate, it is simply an option for those students who are able to devote extra time to this course.

TEXTBOOKS: There are one required textbook for this course.

Book 1: Juvenile Delinquency, Theory, Practice, and Law. 9th ed. Larry J. Siegal, Bradon C. Welsh, Joseph J. Senna. Thomson and Wadsworth. 2003: ISBN # 0-534-64566-6. (Note: You can use either the 8th or the 9th.)

Optional Books:

Book 2: America's Dumbest Criminals. Daniel R. Bulter, Leland Gregory, Alan Ray. Random House Value Publishing, Incorporated
May, 2000: ISBN # 0517208903.

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EXAMINATIONS: There will be two exams for this course. A midterm in week 5 and a final at the end of the course.

GRADING: The grading scale for the course is as follows:

90%-100% = A
80%-89%   = B
70%-79%   = C
Below-70% = Fail

TOPIC PAPER: You are to write a topic paper on a topic that you learned from this class. It should be around five to seven pages which does not include the cover or the bibliography. This will count as 20% of your total grade.

POINT DISTRIBUTION: There is 200 possible points.

Midterm Exam - 80 points or 40%
Final Exam      - 80 points or 40%
Topic Paper     - 40 points or 20%

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me via e-mail, group chat in BSU's virtual chat room, or even by telephone if necessary. Depending on how many students are enrolled in this course, we may have one or several group chats scheduled, of which you will be notified. If your e-mail address changes at any time during this course, please notify me right away.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, John Moran, graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice. During my studies there I took many psychology and computer science courses. I also am a graduate of the Youngstown State Police Academy, where I graduated with the third highest grade of a class of 50 cadets. I plan to, in the future, earn my Masters in Policing Science. In my spare time I enjoy weight lifting, jogging, music, and pistol shooting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Understand the development of children and adolescents.
2). Know the patterns and trends of the Juvenile offender, and Juvenile Justice system.
3). Understand the various juvenile crimes, their trends, and how to forecast them.
4). Know the various factors in the development of a juvenile delinquent.
5). Know how to prevent juvenile crime through different types of interventions.
6). Understand the different issues in the Juvenile Justice System.
7). Know about the different aspects of racism and bias in the Juvenile Justice System.

COURSE CONTENT: The following is a sample of the course content.

1). Juvenile Delinquency development.
2). Different juvenile trends.
3). Types of juvenile (status offenses).
4). Different types of factors that lead to juvenile delinquency.
5). Different interventions available.
6). The history of the Juvenile Justice System.
7). Racism in the Juvenile Justice System.
8). Girls in the Juvenile Justice System.
9). International perspectives.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.