SOWK 2230 Guns and Gangs: At Risk Youth in the Inner City

SOWK 2230 Guns and Gangs: At Risk Youth in the Inner City
Guns and Gangs: At Risk Youth in the Inner City
Unlike adult crimes, most juvenile delinquency is committed in groups. The aim of this course is to examine national and local gang dynamics within the context of weapon availability, drug markets, turf issues, and the economy. The rapidly changing social variables of race, social class, migration, and immigration are explored relative to gang membership, chronic gang problems, and solutions.
credit hours: 3