CJ 135 - Juvenile Residential Services
Description
This course is an exploration of the unique dynamics within juvenile facilities, and is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and tools needed to provide services and custodial care to youth in a residential setting. A thorough examination of the juvenile justice system will embody the challenges juveniles face in a residential setting. A strong emphasis will be placed on custodial care, behavior modification, and de-escalation techniques.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Criminal Justice
Discipline: CJ
Course Review & Revision Year: 2025-2026
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the juvenile justice system, including federal, state, and local statutes and regulations that pertain to the involuntary detention of juveniles.
2. Demonstrate a good working knowledge of accepted principles and practices of guidance and treatment related to the rehabilitation of delinquent, emotionally impaired, mentally ill, and socially maladjusted adolescents.
3. Demonstrate a good working knowledge of crisis management, crisis prevention, de-escalation and restraint techniques applicable to the juvenile residential setting.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of child and adolescent development and of the programs available to prevent and reduce delinquency and help residential youth to reenter society and build successful futures.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles and practice of casework and standard format and content of case notes.
6. Demonstrate an ability to gain the respect, confidence, and cooperation of youth; interact with youth with problems in a positive, patient, and caring manner while maintaining appropriate discipline and structure.
7. Create a written summary of the main ideas extracted from the information gathered.
8. Develop a plan to implement a solution to a problem or issue
9. Work well in teams and with others
Approved for Online Delivery?: No
Course Outline:
I. Introduction to the Development and Operation of Juvenile Justice
a. History of Juvenile Justice
b. Legal, social, and development perspective of juvenile clients
II. Juvenile Delinquency
a. Examine juvenile arrest trends
b. Race and gender of arrested juveniles
III. Delinquency problems in Juvenile Justice
a. Interventions with youth who engage in delinquent behaviors
IV. Processes in Juvenile Justice
a. Detention intake and detention hearings
b. Juvenile detention regulations
c. Mandated reporting
V. Institutional Corrections Programs for Youths
a. Structural programming and residential facilities
b. Social skills and education programs
c. Trends in youth incarceration
VI. Issues Juveniles Face in Detention Centers
a. Legal Issues
b, Mental, physical, and emotional challenges
c. Lack of Family support
VII. Liabilities of Institutions and Personnel
a. Challenges confronting youth facilities
b. Mandating reporting
c. Policy and procedures
VIII. Working in Juvenile Residential Settings
a. Skills for effective juvenile justice practices
b. Crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques
c. Case reporting
d. Cultural competence assessment
IX. Theoretical Approach to Juvenile Justice
a. Social Control of the institution
b. Social Structure Theory
X. Ethics in Juvenile Justice
a. Due Process
b. Implicit and unconscious bias
c. Maintaining confidentiality
Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 50-70%
Classroom discussion: 15-25%
Classroom demonstrations/problems:15-25%
Group work: 10-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
Three exams
Facility Observation
Presentation/Report Assessment
Quizzes and Written Assessments: 10-20%
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Standard requirements for the Criminal Justice Department apply.
Course instructor must meet the requirements for occupational instructors including having two years of related work experience in subject area.
Maximum Course Enrollment: 32
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2021 (8/1/2021)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Juvenile Services, A.A.A.S.
1st Catalog Year: 2021-2022
People Soft Course ID Number: 105095
Course CIP Code: 43.9999
Name of Course Author:
Lynnell Talbert
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