2024-25 Graduate Catalog

CJ 502 The Nature of Crime and Criminology

This course introduces students to contemporary views and theories of maladaptive and criminal behavior. It examines a broad conceptualization of criminal behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective as well as theories and application of criminal profiling. It also explores specific views of criminal behavior germane to groups, such as psychopaths, serial offenders, and sexually violent predators.

Credits

3

Distribution

Social Science