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

(3 units)

Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
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.

Both grading options.