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Youth Offending and Criminal Justice: Advanced Topics CRIM 310 (3)
Examines some of the more complex contemporary issues relating to youth offending and the criminal justice system. For any given term, the content will reflect current controversies and faculty and student interests. Topics may include social control theory and juvenile justice; an assessment of theories of rehabilitation; the legal philosophy of youth offending legislation and its impact on juvenile justice; and an evaluation of diversion, deinstitutionalization and de-legalization in Canada and the United States. Prerequisite: CRIM 101 and CRIM 210.