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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRJU 608 - Serial Killers and Psychopaths: The Psychology of the Criminal Mind

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Restricted to criminal justice master’s students; all other students must have consent from the Graduate Advisor.
Integrative examination of the intersection of criminal behavior and severe psychopathology using psychodynamic, behavioral, psychosocial, and neurobiological models. Particular attention is paid to understanding homicide and sex offenses committed by those diagnosed with psychopathy, schizophrenia, and antisocial personality disorder.