PSİ 424


Course Title Course Code Program Level
Juvenile Delinquency PSİ 424 Psychology B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
08
(Spring)
42 83 125 3 5

Teaching Staff Doç. Dr. Rahşan Balamir Bektaş
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Elective
Prerequisites No prerequisites
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives In this course, it is aimed to discuss the main theoretical perspectives on delinquency in today's society, the factors that lead to crime, the control techniques used to prevent crime.
Course Content This course will focus on juvenile delinquency, crime control, crime prevention, punishment and juvenile justice system and such issues. Comrehending and analysis of the theoretical explanations of the causes, dynamics, and consequences of juvenile delinquency
Learning Outcomes (LO) The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings; 1.Comrehending and analysis of the theoretical explanations of the causes, dynamics, and consequences of juvenile delinquency 2.Examination of the environmental influences on delinquency, as well as prevention of juvenile delinquency 3.Have an increased understanding of the issues of law enforcement related to juvenile delinquency 4.Explainig the juvenile court system and its handling of cases, as well as other methods of treatment of children and adolescents
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Childhood and Delinquency.
2. Week The Nature and Extent of Delinquency
3. Week Individual Views of Delinquency.
4. Week Sociological Views of Delinquency
5. Week Developmental Views of Delinquency
6. Week Gender and Delinquency
7. Week The Family and Delinquency
8. Week Juvenile Gangs and Groups.
9. Week Schools and Delinquency
10. Week Drug Use and Delinquency.
11. Week The History and Development of Juvenile Justice.
12. Week Police Work with Juveniles.
13. Week The Juvenile Court Process
14. Week Juvenile Corrections: Community Treatment and Secure Institutions
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%) 10
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 50
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References Cohen, Stanley. (1985). Visions of Social Control. Cambridge: Polity Press Foucault, Michel. (2000 ). Hapishanenin Doğuşu. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi İçel, K. ve Ünver, Y. (2005). Çocuklar ve Suç –Ceza, Ankara:Seçkin Yayıncılık İçli, T. (2009). Çocuk Suç ve Sokak, Ankara: TC.Başbakanlık Aile Araştırmalar Genel Müdürlüğü İçli, Tülin. (2016). Kriminoloji. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık Nelken, David. (1994). The Future of Criminology.Londra: Sage Publication. Özkazanç, A. (2011). Neo-Liberal Tezahürler Vatandaşlık-Suç-Eğitim, Ankara:Dipnot Yayınları Sheley, Joseph H. (1991). Criminology. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Siegel, Larry. (1989). Criminology.St. Paul: West Publishing Young, Jock. (1999). Exclusive Society. Lonrdra Sage Publication
Work Placement(s) There is no internship application within the scope of the course.
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)

 

PQ1

PQ2

PQ3

PQ4

PQ5

PQ6

PQ7

PQ8

PQ9

PQ10

PQ11

PQ12

PQ13

LO1

3

2

4

3

3

5

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

LO2

3

3

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

5

5

5

5

LO3

3

3

3

5

2

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

LO4

3

3

4

5

3

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

 * Contribution Level :  1 Very low    2 Low    3 Medium    4 High    5 Very High