2018-2019 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CJ 274 Criminal Behavior (5 credits)


Prereq: CJ 273  or instructor permission.

This course is an examination of psychology of human behavior as it relates to crime. Focuses on the scientific study, psychological bases and dynamics of criminal situations and criminal behavior; major theories of criminal and aggressive behavior; cognitive, psychodynamic, behavioral, social learning, descriptive and developmental theories are discussed and compared with current classification systems. The student will be introduced to psychopathology, the sexually violent offender and serial murder through the profiles of known offenders.



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