CRJ 4310 - Analysis of Violent Crime

Credit Hours: 3

An-upper-level, interdisciplinary course that examines violent crime in accordance with the specific aspects of behavioral analysis and law, specific aspects of behavioral analysis and law specific course content will examine typologies of crime, organized/disorganized offenders and behaviorally based crime scene characteristics (including crime scene staging). A particular emphasis will be on the psychopathology of crime, pedophilia, serial killers, human sacrifice rituals and victim logy, and how these factors affect or are affected by criminal motivation, modus operandi and signature aspects of violent crime.