SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
COURSE: AJ 304 Juvenile Delinquency
INSTRUCTOR: Kelly Gould Phone: 558-2485 Office AJ5a
OFFICE HOURS: See posted times outside of AJ5a
Email: gouldk@scc.losrios.edu
Web Page: http://web.scc.losrios.edu/gouldk
DIVISION DEAN: Frank Malaret Phone: 558-2402
COURSE OBJECTIVES: To provide a study of juveniles and how they affect and are affected by the current juvenile justice system with an overview of adolescent problems and current approaches being utilized to confront these problems. The causes and treatment of delinquency and child abuse will be reviewed, and an overview of juvenile procedures at both the county and state levels will be explored.
NEW REQUIRED TEXT: “Juvenile Delinquency…Theory, Practice and Law” 10 Ed. Siegel, Welsh, Senna
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION:
Lecture, required reading, visual aids and group exercises.
I. Course Responsibilities
A. Completion of Reading Assignments
B. Class Participation
C. Class Attendance
D. Completion of all quizzes, examinations, and projects
E. PUNCTUALITY!
II. Grading:
A. Midterm Exams will be completed in essay form, Final Exams will be completed in multiple choice and True/False test form. Quizzes will require multiple-choice and True/False responses. The essay exams shall be written responses to course topics. Students will adequately develop and support their written responses in a well-organized and thoughtful (intelligent) manner.
Midterm: 100 Points
Final: 100 Points
Four Quizzes (65 pts each): 195 Points
Attendance: 100 Points
Assignment(s) 5 Points each
Total: 500 + Points
B. Grade Points:
A= 450-500 Points 90%
B= 359-449 Points 80%
C= 251-358 Points 70%
D= 150-250 Points 60%
F= 0-149 Points
III. Attendance:
Students will be awarded 100 points for perfect attendance.
Students will lose 3 points for each hour they miss up to 9 points. He/She will lose 16 points for the 4th hour and 25 points for the fifth hour and beyond.
An academic hour is 1.20 min.
Students who submit late assignments will have scores docked 10 points for each day of late status. I do not accept assignments as email attachments.
Students arriving late to class are asked to avoid disruption by sitting near the entrance.
*Due to the disruption, students are reminded NOT to attend class if they are more than 15 minute late to class
*On testing dates, students arriving more than 10 minutes beyond the start of the test will be required to make-up the test.
Students will lose attendance points for any absence (excused or unexcused)
The Instructor will drop a student who has more than 6 absences.
After the 2nd week of classes, students arriving late to class (after the role sheet has been passed around), they will lose attendance points for that day - (even though they may attend a large portion of the class).
IV. Make-up Exams/Extra Credit
Make-up exams and quizzes will be given only at the discretion of the Instructor and then only on the last day of the semester or at the time of the Final Exam. Students will be allowed ONE make-up quiz. There is no make-up for midterms or final exams make-up quizzes will require multiple-choice and True/False responses. Extra credit work is only at the discretion of the Instructor and only for those students who are failing the class even though they are making a sincere effort and have no attendance problems.
COURSE SYLLABUS
I. This Course syllabus is to be considered a tentative outline of course progression. The study plan is at the discretion of the Instructor and is subject to change.
II. Study Plan:
SECTION ONE
Weeks 1-4:
Chapters 1-5
Quiz #1 (Chapters 1,2,3)
SECTION TWO
Weeks 6-8:
Chapters 6-9
Quiz #2 (Chapters 7,8,9)
MIDTERM – Week 11
SECTION THREE:
Week 10-13
Chapters 10-14
Quiz #3 (Chapters 10,11,12,14)
SECTION FOUR
Week 14-16:
Chapters 15, 16, 17
FINAL EXAM- Week 16
Final is on Chapters 15 & 16 only
