CJ 345 Understanding Serial Homicide and Mass Murder
The study of serial killers will provide students a deeper understanding of theoretical explanations of deviant behaviors associated with individuals who commit such acts. Students will research serial killers using scientific method to analyze the evidence, interpret the data, and draw their conclusions throughout the course. Evidence will be accessed by an On-line research of public, news, and social media databases as well as other published articles. There are three main areas of concentration in investigating serial killers in this course: psychology of those who commit serial murders; difficulty in investigating serial killers; and the killer's selection of victims. Criminalistics is the application of science to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system. Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, management, causes, control, and outcomes of those who commit criminal acts.
Prerequisite
CJ 101 or permission of instructor
Distribution
Social ScienceOffered
Spring, even-numbered year