Maricopa Community Colleges  SWU280   19886-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
SWU280 19886-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Working with Juvenile Delinquents
Concepts of delinquency and strategies for treatment of juvenile delinquents. Legal and ethical issues which arise.
Prerequisites: SOC101 or permission of program director.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
SWU280   19886-20086 Working with Juvenile Delinquents
1. Define juvenile delinquency, and distinguish minor from chronic offenders. (I)
2. Describe factors that contribute to juvenile delinquency. (I)
3. Describe inappropriate, although legal, juvenile behavior. (I)
4. Identify various types of institutions which address juvenile delinquency, and describe appropriate placement of juveniles in these facilities. (II)
5. Describe the constraints imposed on treatment of juveniles by probation, institutional rules and regulations, and family and peers. (III)
6. Determine appropriate treatment strategy for a juvenile within the limits of agency practices. (III)
7. Use treatment strategies to impact juvenile behavior. (III)
8. Describe major legal and ethical issues which arise in treatment of juveniles. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
SWU280   19886-20086 Working with Juvenile Delinquents
    I. Concept of delinquency
        A. Definition of juvenile offender
          1. Minor juvenile offenses
          2. Chronic juvenile offenders
        B. Factors that contribute to delinquency
          1. Home
          2. Peers
          3. School
          4. Environmental factors
        C. Institutions that address delinquency
        A. Federal, state, and local correctional facilities
        B. Residential treatment facilities
        C. Training schools
      III. Strategies for working with delinquents
          A. Constraints
            1. Constraints imposed by probation
            2. Constraints imposed by institutional settings
            3. Family and peers pressures
          B. Treatment strategies
            1. Individual treatment techniques
            2. Group treatment techniques
            3. Vocational and educational programs
            4. Recreational programs
        IV. Legal and ethical issues
            A. Constitutional right to treatment
            B. Inappropriate treatment programs
            C. Conflict between perferred treatment and the law
            D. Confidentiality
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