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The Criminal Mind (MPS-666)

Semester:	Summer 2021
Number:	0502-666-001
Instructor:	Errol Rodriguez
Days:	Wednesday 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Note:	Online, Synchronous
Location:	Online
Credits:	3
Notes:	For majors only
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	The purpose of this course is to review the various psychological theories of criminal and aggressive behavior, and to provide students with an understanding of the origins and etiology of psychopathy. Theoretical viewpoints from psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, social learning, and developmental psychologists will be discussed. A general overview of special topics such as psychology of incarceration, juvenile offenders, gangs, serial murder, antisocial personality, and sex crimes and how they relate to the explanation of criminal behavior will be addressed.
Learning Goals:	The primary learning objectives of the course are:1. In general, the objective of the course is for students to have both a conceptual understanding of the criminal mind and a familiarity with the specific descriptive, phenomenological characteristics of the various viewpoints on the etiology of psychopathy. 2. Students will learn specific techniques utilized in the process of criminal profiling. 3. Based on a conceptual understanding of the criminal mind and its etiology, students will be able to identify differential specific characteristics associated with a variety of different criminal behaviors. 4. When presented with a specific case, students will be able to utilize and access the information they have gained in order to create a profile in a specific criminal situation. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

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