Legal Studies 163 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
04:00-5:30 PM | 155 Dwinelle
Instructor Franklin Zimring
Legal Studies 163 - Fall 2007 - This course examines the premises, doctrine, and operational behavior of juvenile courts, particularly in relation to the commission of seriously anti-social acts by mid-adolescents. Topics include the history of theories of delinquency; the jurisprudence of delinquency; the incidence and severity of delinquency; police response to juvenile offenders; the processes of juvenile courts and youth corrections; and reforms or alternatives to the juvenile court system.
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| | | | Mon 8/27 | Legal Studies 163 - Lecture/Podcast Not Available |
| | | | Wed 8/29 | Changing Conceptions of Child Welfare (podcast not available) |
| | | | Mon 9/3 | Labor Day |
| |  |  | Wed 9/5 | Edelman, American Government and the Politics of Youth |
| | | | Mon 9/10 | Patterns of Youth Crime - Film - No podcast |
| | | | Wed 9/12 | Institutions for Kids -- Labels and Trends (podcast not available) |
| | | | Mon 9/17 | A. Laub, A Century of Delinquency Research and Delinquency Theory (podcast not available) |
| | | | Wed 9/19 | Farrington and Loeber, Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders |
| | | | Mon 9/24 | Rosenheim, AThe Modern Juvenile Court |
| | | | Wed 9/26 | The Evolution of Juvenile Courts |
| | | | Mon 10/1 | Status Offenders |
| | | | Wed 10/3 | Film - No Podcast |
| | | | Mon 10/8 | Toward a Legal Theory of Adolescence (Film - No Podcast) |
| | | | Wed 10/10 | The Implications of Semi-Autonomy on Punishment |
| | | | Mon 10/15 | Adolescents, Guns and Punishment Policy |
| | | | Wed 10/17 | Transfer to Criminal Court |
| | | | Mon 10/22 | Doek, A Modern Juvenile Justice in Europe |
| | | | Wed 10/24 | Morita, Juvenile Justice in Japan: A Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective |
| | | | Mon 10/29 | Midterm |
| | | | Wed 10/31 | Is Teen Pregnancy a Status Offense? |
| | | | Mon 11/5 | Lecture Not Available Due to Technical Problem |
| | | | Wed 11/7 | Lecture Not Available Due to Technical Problem |
| | | | Mon 11/12 | Veterans Day |
| | | | Wed 11/14 | A 16-Year-Old Voting Age? - Podcast Not Available Due to Technical Problem |
| | | | Mon 11/19 | Juveniles Who Commit Murder - Podcast Not Available Due to Technical Problem |
| | | | Wed 11/21 | Legal Studies 163 - No Lecture |
| | | | Mon 11/26 | Minority Over Representation |
| | | | Wed 11/28 | Legal Studies 163 - Lecture 28 |
| | | | Mon 12/3 | Legal Studies - Lecture 29 |
| | | | Wed 12/5 | Legal Studies 163 - Lecture 30 |
