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CJ 465: Criminal Profiling and Serial Offenders

LEGAL STUDIES

Examination in criminal profiling to establish leads and detect patterns in unsolved cases and/or classify and predict the behavior patterns of repeat offenders, particularly serial murders, arsonists, rapists, and child molesters. Topics include case management, database development, typology validation, motive and pattern analysis, personality assessment, forensic demography, statistical prediction, and the ethics of provocation, interview and interrogation strategies.

3 Credits

Prerequisites

  • Criminal Justice Majors and Legal Studies Minors Only
  • Pre-Requisite: 24 Earned Hours

Instruction Type(s)

  • Lecture: Lecture for CJ 465
  • Lecture: Compressed Video for CJ 465
  • Lecture: Study Abroad for CJ 465

Subject Areas

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