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Apr 24, 2024
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MP 633 - Evaluation and Treatment of the Juvenile Offender
This course addresses the psychological factors leading to the causes, assessment, classification, and treatment of juvenile delinquency. An examination of psychodynamic and developmental approaches, emphasizing neurotic, constitutional, and psychopathological factors contributing to delinquency will be included. In addition, it reviews the major psychological treatment approaches, with relevant case studies presented for illustrative detail, analyzes legal and institutional responses to juvenile crime from the perspective of learning theory and development psychology, and discusses the role of the forensic specialist in the juvenile justice system. (3 credits)
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