Javascript is currently not supported, or is disabled by this browser. Please enable Javascript for full functionality.

   
    Mar 29, 2024  
American University Catalog 2018-2019 
    
American University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

JLC-458 The Juvenile and the Law (3)


Special legal status of the juvenile. Protective services, incompetence to enter contracts, compulsory education, child labor laws, and in loco parentis actions by state and private institutions. Juvenile and family court movement, emphasizing noncriminal aspects of administering juvenile justice: guardianship, dependency, neglect, child support, paternity, and adoption. Usually Offered: fall.