CJ 4250 - Psychology of Criminal Behavior

(4 Units) A case study and exploratory analysis of the psychological factors that influence and cause criminal behavior in individuals. The class will cover the major psychological theories of criminal conduct such as social learning theories, personality theories, and development theories; criminal behavior, psychopaths, sex offenders, mentally disordered offenders, and mass murderers. The laboratory will include an analysis of covariants of psychological predictors of criminal behavior of exceptional offenders by use of video. The lab findings and research on the psychological criminal behavior of offenders will be presented both orally and within the context of a research paper.(Formerly CJ 4240)Prerequisites: CJ 2250, CJ 2280, or consent of instructor.(Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours)

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