This course examines contemporary issues in youth culture, youth crime, and youth justice. The course will begin by discussing the definition of "youth" and how this concept has changed through time. The course will then address a number of contemporary youth-related topics including: 1) Trends in youth crime and reporting to the police; 2) The impact of television, movies, and video games on youth behaviour; 3) The relationship between hip-hop music, youth resistance, and youth violence; 3) The causes and consequences of street gangs; 4) Race, policing and criminal justice; 5) Perceptions of social injustice, youth radicalization, and crime; 6) Cyberbulling; 7) Sexting and youth gender relations; 8) Recent developments in youth justice; and 9) The implementation of evidence-based youth punishment and crime prevention policies.