LEI 126 - Juvenile Justice

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.
This course examines the legal structure of the family with emphasis on juvenile law as it applies to minors. Emphasis is placed on the rights of minors and the family court system. This course also focuses on theories of delinquency, intervention programs, the legal rights of juveniles, intake and preadjudicatory process, sanctions, probation, and juvenile corrections. This is a non-legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law.