Sociology
156 Syllabus
California
State University, Sacramento
Department of Sociology
College of Social Sciences and
Interdisciplinary Studies
Fall 2007
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Syllabus |
Sociology 156, Delinquency:
Social determinants of juvenile delinquency, including family, urban conditions,
social-psychology and sociological factors. The juvenile justice system,
including law enforcement, the courts and community treatment programs.
3 units.
Fulfills major requirement and General Education requirement (area D2).
By the end of the semester, students should be better informed about the social determinants of juvenile delinquency, including the family, urban conditions, social-psychological and sociological factors: the juvenile justice system, including law enforcement, the courts and community treatment programs. They should learn to think sociologically about issues of crime and delinquency. They should also improve their reading, writing and analytical skills.
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Assignment |
Week |
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Delinquency and
Crime in other times and other places |
1 |
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Delinquency defined |
2 |
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The measurement
and amount of delinquency: Variation by sex, and race |
3 |
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Variation by social class and region |
4 |
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Types, theories, and classification of delinquency |
5 |
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The cause of delinquency:
Biological factors |
6 |
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First Midterm: Thursday October 4 |
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The cause of delinquency:
Psychological factors |
7 |
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The cause of delinquency:
Sociological factors: The family, the school |
8 |
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The causes of delinquency:
Sociological factors: peers, gangs, mass culture, the authorities |
9 |
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The Juvenile Justice
System: The police and the courts |
10 |
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Second Midterm: Thursday November 8 |
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The Juvenile Justice
System: Probation, incarceration, and punishment |
11 |
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Youth Culture |
12 |
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The Juvenile Justice System: An Overview |
13 |
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Treatment modalities |
14 |
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The Future |
15 |
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Final: Thursday December 20: 12:45 p.m. |
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There will be two midterms and a final. Each midterm counts for 25% of the grade, the final for 40%. The tests are objective, covering readings, movies and lectures in approximately equal measures, which means that regular class attendance is important. The remaining 10% of the grade is for the movie reviews. Each of these must be two pages long, and they should be handed in after viewing the movies.
Make-up policy: Only under the most compelling circumstances will make-up tests be allowed, and only upon prior request. Medical emergencies must be documented. Under no circumstances will anyone be allowed to make up more than one of the exams.
- Jack E. Bynum and William E. Thompson -- Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach (7th ed.)
- Richard J. Lundman -- Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency (3rd ed.)