http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/ Phennd Resources en Copyright 2007 2007-12-11T20:40:41-04:00 http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/6/ http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/6/#When:20:40:41Z <p><b>Community-Based Youth Development Intervention Strategies &amp; Practices: Integrating Criminal Justice and Psychological Approaches <br /> </b> <br /> Professor: Lori Simons, Psychology and Nancy Blank, Criminal Justice, Widener University <br /> emails: lnsimons at mail dot widener dot edu and nbblank at mail dot widener dot edu </p> <p> Course Description: <br /> This is an interdisciplinary criminal justice and psychology year-long course on community intervention strategies and practices for at-risk youth.&nbsp; We will review theories and research that explain problem behaviors (i.e. mental health, substance use, delinquency, teen parenting).&nbsp; Numerous theories/frameworks drawn from criminology and psychology will be examined.&nbsp; They include social disorganization, cultural formation and deviance, social control, deterrence, restorative justice, attachment - parent and peer relationships, risk and protective factors and resilience, social-cognitive and learning theories. The interdisciplinary approach will provide the opportunity to focus on both the macro-structural factors emphasized in criminology and the micro-level perspective emphasized in psychology. </p> 2007-12-11T20:40:41-04:00 http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/2/ http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/2/#When:20:25:08Z <p><b>JUVENILE DELINQUENCY</b> </p> <p> Professor: Nancy Blank <br /> email: nbblank at mail dot widener dot edu </p> <p> Course Description:&nbsp; <br /> The focus of this course is on juvenile delinquency and the development, and current state of the US juvenile justice system.&nbsp; We will discuss trends in juvenile delinquency and theories of delinquency.&nbsp; We will trace the historical development of the juvenile including the major US Supreme Court decisions, and the philosophy of the court.&nbsp; Discussion of the juvenile justice system will focus on the adjudication of delinquents, community-based treatment, detention, diversion programs, strategies for reform and recent policies. </p> 2007-12-11T20:25:08-04:00