Law, Youth and Young Offenders
This course is an analysis of the nature, prevalence, characteristics and consequences of youth crime, deviance and responses to youth crime in Canada. Students examine the social construction of youth crime and young offenders. The history of youth crime legislations, legal frameworks, theoretical explanations and statistics of youth deviance is analyzed.
Requisites:
- Complete all of the following
- Earned at least credits from the following:
- CRIM101 - Introduction to Criminology (3)
- CRIM103 - Psychological Explanations of Criminal And Deviant Behaviour (3)
- CRIM104 - Sociological Explanations of Criminal And Deviant Behaviour (3)
- CRIM131 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (3)
- CRIM135 - Introduction to Canadian Law (3)
- SOCI101 - Introduction to Sociology: The Individual and Society (3)
- SOCI102 - Introduction to Sociology 2: Social Institutions (3)
- Earned a minimum grade of C- (55%) in each of the following:
- ENGL100 - English Composition (3)
- Earned at least credits from the following: