Syllabus for AOJ-363
AMERICAN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
American Juvenile Justice System explores the purpose, structure, and operation of the United States juvenile justice system, beginning with history, organization, and philosophies. Students will examine the amount of juvenile crime and trends in the United States and study theories of juvenile crime and delinquency. Further, they will analyze the juvenile justice process and stakeholders, including police-juvenile relationships, juvenile court proceedings, juvenile detention, and probation. They will also review current juvenile justice issues.
After completing this course, students should be able to:
CO1 Sketch the history of the juvenile justice system.
CO2 Analyze youth crime in the United States, including the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), juvenile court, and juvenile corrections statistics.
CO3 Discuss theories of juvenile crime and delinquency.
CO4 Investigate youth crime strategies pertaining to prevention and control.
CO5 Determine the effects of mental health and environmental factors on juvenile crime and delinquency.
CO6 Discover the effects of sentencing, gangs, drug use, and technology-driven security on juvenile crime and delinquency.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
ISBN 13: 978-0134163758
Note: For some of the research in this course, you may need a library card to access the NJ State Library, which is free for TESU students. Be sure to apply early in the semester, as it may take several weeks to receive your card.
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American Juvenile Justice System is a three-credit, online course consisting of six modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in six online discussion forums, complete six written assignments, take six quizzes, and complete a final project. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document.
You are required to participate in six graded discussion forums. There is also one ungraded but required Introductions Forum in Module 1.
Communication with the mentor and among fellow students is a critical component of online learning. Participation in online discussions involves two distinct activities: an initial response to a discussion question and at least two subsequent comments on classmates’ responses. Meaningful participation is relevant to the content, adds value, and advances the discussion. Comments such as “I agree” and “ditto” are not considered value-adding participation. Therefore, when you agree or disagree with a classmate, the reading, or your mentor, state and support your agreement or disagreement. You will be evaluated on the quality and quantity of your participation. Responses and comments should be properly proofread and edited, professional, and respectful.
You are required to complete six written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
You are required to complete six untimed, open-book quizzes. The quizzes are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
You may take these quizzes multiple times for additional practice; the result of your most recent attempt will appear in your gradebook.
The purpose of the final project is to encourage you to develop a deeper understanding of an American juvenile justice system issue. You will be required to take an objective view of your selected topic, and you will examine the pros and cons of the issue. After presenting both sides of the issue, you will choose to support one side, providing professional literature published within the last five years as evidence to your argument.
Your final project will be submitted in two parts. In Part One, you will create an outline and develop an annotated bibliography. In Part Two, you will write a paper. Please consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings).
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