LEGL 1353 - Juvenile Law

Credit hours: 3

Course Description:
This course focuses on the impact of the law on minors as victims as well as law-breakers, and the contemporary juvenile justice system and its three major components of law enforcement, the juvenile court system, and corrections.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the development of juvenile law in the United States.
Demonstrate understanding of the procedural aspects of the court in juvenile matters.
Demonstrate understanding of the laws related to juvenile offenses.
Demonstrate understanding of the laws related to treatment of juvenile offenders.
Demonstrate understanding of the laws related to dependent and neglected juveniles.