CJ 335 - Community-Based Youth Development Intervention Strategies and Practices: Integrating Criminal Justice and Psychological Approaches

3 Credit(s)

This is an interdisciplinary criminal justice and psychology yearlong course on community intervention strategies and practices for at-risk youth. Theories and research that explain problem behaviors (i.e., mental health, substance abuse, delinquency) are reviewed, focusing on both the macro-structural factors emphasized in criminology and the micro-level perspective emphasized in psychology. Current intervention and prevention programs are examined and combined with field experience to train students in the principles of civic engagement, as well as in the mentoring and treatment of at-risk youth. Open to criminal justice or psychology majors with junior standing or above, or with instructor’s permission.
(SAME AS PSY 335)