Catalog Course Description

In this interdisciplinary course students examine the relationships among social science, law, and crime prevention policy. Emphasis is placed on how psychological science (clinical, developmental, social) can inform decisions about individuals at high risk for repeated involvement in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Topics of focus include risk assessment, adolescent development and juvenile justice, and prevention/intervention/correctional psychology. Students will have an opportunity to master a specific problem area. Broadly, goals are for students to a) become comfortable in translating crime prevention problems into social scientific questions, and b) specifically understand how research findings can inform law and policy.

Fall Term

7 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 2 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Spring Term

7 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 2 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week.