The course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some of the following:
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will provide written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on some of the following: quizzes, exams, term papers, research projects, oral presentations, and class participation/attendance.
An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
| Exam I | 20% |
| Exam II | 20% |
| Term Paper | 20% |
| Presentation | 10% |
| Final exam | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
At the conclusion of the course the successful student will be able to:
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
A textbook such as one of the following:
Bell, Sandra J. (2017). Young Offenders and Youth Justice (5th ed.). Nelson Education Ltd.
Winterdyk, John and Smandych, Russell. (2016). Youth at Risk and Youth Justice (2nd ed.). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
Oudshoorn, Judah. (2015). Trauma-informed Youth Justice in Canada. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars' Press.
Textbooks will be updated periodically. Supplemental readings will be distributed by the instructor as needed.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for CRIM 2253 |
|---|---|
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO CRIM 254 (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU SOC 2XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU CRIM 2249 (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG CRIM 2416 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CRIM 210 (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SOCI 2XXX (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GENS 2XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO SOCI_O 270 (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV SOCI_V 2nd (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC SOSC 2XX (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV CRIM 210 (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | No credit |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU CRIM 210 (3) |
See Legal Studies (LGST) for other university transferable law and legal system courses.