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Redirecting paths, unveiling purpose and promoting change.
Start promoting justice and responsibility to a younger crowd — a crowd that is still deciding who they will become. A crowd whose decisions now can impact their life forever. Be a guiding force that points to the path of prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, and change for the better.
Through the William Woods University juvenile justice minor you will gain a better understanding of the criminal justice system through the lens of minors, adolescents and families, studying topics in family law, crime victimization, child abuse and neglect, different types of juvenile offenses, enforcement procedures, detention, probation and intervention programs.
The Juvenile Justice minor is a great supplement to a bachelor’s degree in social work, criminal justice, ASL interpretation, and more.
The Minor in juvenile justice at William Woods University includes 15 required course credits and 3 required elective credits.
Minor Requirements
Core Credits: 18.00
| This introductory course will examine crime in America with a focus on the role of police, courts, and correctional institutions. Students will consider the balance between freedom and security issues and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the American justice system as it adapts to cultural, political, and societal changes. credits: | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| An introduction to the American legal system including sources of law, the court systems and fundamental legal principles in several substantive areas of law. credits: | American Legal System -Q | 3 |
| This course will provide students with a general understanding of family law practice, including dissolution, custody, property division and adoption. It will also include juvenile law practice issues including abuse and neglect. credits: | Family and Juvenile Law | 3 |
| The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the typical development of a child from birth through emerging adulthood. Biological, cognitive and social development and the influencing factors will be covered. Students will be expected to apply the theories discussed in the course to improve child welfare. credits: | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
| This course presents an in-depth examination of the dynamics of, relationship between, and causes of child abuse and neglect. Family roles and their subsequent consequences are analyzed. This course builds on practice skills in identification and intervention with families in which child abuse and neglect occur. Special attention is given to substance abuse and domestic violence and how they impact child abuse and neglect. credits: | Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 |
| An overview of causes and types of offenses by juveniles and an exploration of the legal issues and enforcement procedures in the short-term detention and long-term incarceration of juveniles. Prevention programs such as Juvenile Court, legal system intervention programs and services, court ordered probation, detention, group home care, institutional care and community programs (community service, restitution and social skill development) are all examined as responses to juvenile offending. credits: | Working with Juvenile Offenders | 3 |