CRJU 220 - Criminal Behavior And Profiling

Credit(s): 3
This course provides an introduction to the theory, research, and application of criminal profiling. Criminal behaviors and the typologies that correlate to the evaluation of motive in crime commission are considered in the exploration of how psychological undertones subsist in the assessment of crime, criminal behavior, sociological and criminological applications, geographical location, situational variables, victim selection, perpetration patterns and behavioral tendencies. Students will study and examine the practices that are employed within the investigative practice for the purpose of advancing their skills in the behavioral assessment procedure of applying criminal profiling to the appraisal of criminality.

Prerequisites: CRJU 105 or PSYC 101
Course Level: Undergraduate