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SCPS College Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJ 4200 - Psychology of Criminal Behavior

3.00 credits.
The Social World Core Course. This course is a study of the psychological bases and dynamics of criminal behavior. Topics to be discussed include the role of free will and expected utility in crime, psychopathic behavior, and the role of society in crime. We will also review the ways in which the criminal justice system (presently and historically) processes, treats, and affects the different types of offenders. (Can be used as a Social World by non-Criminal Justice majors)