PSYC 425 - Psychology of Criminal Behavior

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Washington Adventist University

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Description:

Prerequisite: PSYC 105. Psychology of criminal behavior is the study of the psychological bases and dynamics of criminal behavior. Topics to be discussed include the antisocial personality, the psychopath and crime, alcoholism and drug abuse, the adolescent offender, female offender, sex offenders, and white-collar crime. The study of criminal behavior also identifies and analyzes the causes, rates, and patterns of crime. Some emphasis will be given to the study of criminal profiling.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wau.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 891-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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