Juvenile Delinquency and Justice

a full 2–3 page paper in which you:

• Provide a detailed and well-researched description of two juvenile delinquency reduction efforts or programs currently in operation in the community.
  • For example: Boys and Girls Clubs, Pace Center for Girls, Outward Bound.
• Provide a detailed and well-researched description of the main sociological theories that underlie the interventions that shape a community’s public policy for delinquency prevention.
  • For example: Strain, Conflict, Labeling.
• Describe in detail two ideas for improving a community’s juvenile delinquency prevention efforts, citing examples to illustrate the successful implementation of those ideas in other communities.
• Support your writing with at least three credible, relevant, and appropriate sources.
  • Cite each source on your source list at least once within your assignment.
• Write clearly and concisely in a manner that is well organized, grammatically correct, and free of spelling, typographical, formatting, and/or punctuation errors.

The following example is provided to help you with this assignment:

• Combating Juvenile Delinquency [PDF].

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Recommend improvements to a juvenile delinquency prevention program.