Please read and view (where applicable) the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s assignments.

Please read and view (where applicable) the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s assignments.

 

Readings

 

·         Course Text: Juvenile Delinquency

 

·         Chapter 6, “Social Interactionist Theories of Delinquency”

 

 

 

·         Chapter 11, “Drugs and Delinquency”

 

·         Chapter 12, “Juvenile Justice Process” (Section “Diverstion from the Juvenile Justice System” is review from Week 4.)

 

·         Chapter 13, “Police and the Juvenile”

 

 

 

·         “Social Content of Delinquency: The Police and the Prevention of Juvenile Offenses”

 

Media

 

·         Interactive Module: “Juvenile Delinquency,” Copyright (2008) by Pearson Learning Solutions. Used with permission of Pearson Education. Boston, MA.

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pls/pls_mycoursetools/fufillment/mct_94735_laureate/juv_delinq/index.html

 

Optional Resources

 

Websites

 

·         Website: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Club Drugs.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/club-drugs

This Web site provides research data on how the use of club drugs can cause serious health problems and, in some cases, even death.

 

·         Website: Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center.

http://www.udetc.org/

This Web site provides references and links to studies that explain contributing factors related to juvenile delinquency and treatment.