Juvenile Delinquency and Social Rehabilitation

1. The adolescent dillema (youth in crisis, adolescent problems, discussing „at risk” concept, what is meant by the term „juvenile”)

2. The nature and the extend of delinquency in EU (official records on delinquency, data mining, crime mapping, juvenile delinquency trends in EU, chronic offending, juvenile victimisation

3. individual theories of delinquency (rational choice, trait theories (biosocial, psychological), Contemporary issues (diet, attention deficit, hyperactivity), psychological characteristics and delinquency, life course concepts

4. delinquency in social perspective (social structure, social disorganisation, strain, cultural deviance, social learning, social control, social reaction, social conflict

5. Gender and delinquency

6. Family and delinquency

7. Peers and delinquency

8. Schools and delinquency

9. Drug use and delinquency

10. Social prevention (diversion, restorative justice, probation)

11. community treatment and institutionalisation

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Muncie, J. (2014). Youth and Crime (Fourth Edition). London: Sage.

Kelly, L. (2012). Sports-based interventions and the local governance of youth crime and antisocial behavior. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 37(3), 261–283. https:// doi.org/10.1177/0193723512467193.

Henggeler, S. W. (2015). Effective family-based treatments for adolescents with serious antisocial behavior. [w:] J. Morizot, L. Kazemian (Red.). The Development of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior. Theory, Research and Practical Applications (s. 461– –476). Cham: Springer.

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Council of Europe. Recommendation Rec(2003)20 of the Committee of Ministers to member states concerning new ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice. Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 24 September 2003 at the 853rd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies, Rec(2003)20 (2003). https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectID=09000016805df0b3

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J. Hudson (Red.). Family Group Conferencing: New Directions in Community-Centered Child and Family Practice (s. 31–39). New York: Adline de Gruyther.

McWhirter, J.J., McWhirter, B.T., McWhirter, E.H., McWhirter, A.C., & McWhirter, R. (2016). At-risk youth: A comprehensive response for counselors, teachers, psychologists, and human service professionals (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Underwood, L.A., & Washington, A. (2016). Mental illness and juvenile offenders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(2), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390 ijerph13020228

Siegel, L.J., & Welsh, B.C. (2011). Juvenile Delinquency. The Core (4th Edition). Wadsworth.

Evaluation of the student's work will be the result of:

a) Continuous assessment (activity during the course and the outcome of all tests / activity) (40%)

b) own work - the characteristics of the selected deviant / pathological issue (indicated in the detailed description) in a personally chosen form. (40%)

c) group work on chosen theoretical background (20%)