JUVJ 204 - Reentry and Aftercare Models

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Juvenile Justice

Description:

This course focuses on the essential and very challenging component of aftercare and re-entry. Students will be exposed to the challenges of reentry, and best practice models of mentoring, job training, educational services, court and family advocacy, models of residential aftercare, youth aftercare churches, community service, and community collaboration. In addition, students will also be introduced to effective evaluation models useful for data collection, funding proposals, and enhancing ministry effectiveness. Course objectives 1. To introduce students to several effective models of collaboration with juvenile justice agencies, police, city officials and funding agencies. 2. To expose students to literature on Resiliency and asset building for youth and the communities that surround them. 3. To understand how to develop and inventory of agencies that interface with juvenile offenders in the community, and understand issues that impact effective collaboration.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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