Criminal Justice (CRJS) 360 This version of CRJS 360 closed October 5, 2005. To current version. |
Delivery mode: | Individualized study or Grouped study |
Credits: | 3 - Applied Studies |
Prerequisite: | None (prior course in psychology is recommended) |
Centre: | Centre for State and Legal Studies |
Challenge for Credit: | CRJS 360 has a Challenge for Credit option. Students challenging CRJS 360 will be required to complete two online written assignments (the password needed to access the assignments is in the course package) in addition to writing a challenge examination. Challenge students are subject to the same student evaluation weighting requirements as individualized study students. |
Learn more online: | CRJS 360 home page |
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CRJS 360: The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour introduces a psychological perspective on crime, including the application of psychological methods to understanding, predicting, and treating criminal behaviour. Accordingly, each aspect of the course focuses on the individual (i.e., biological and psychological) factors in human behaviour and disorders associated with them (e.g., sexual deviance, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, psychopathy). CRJS 360 examines and evaluates the role of these and other psychological factors in understanding the motives behind antisocial acts, such as persistent violence, multiple murders, and sexual offenses. Throughout the course, students will acquire knowledge and practice in the application of psychological methods to understanding criminal behaviour.
CRJS 360 comprises fifteen units that are grouped into four major parts as follows:
To receive credit for CRJS 360, students must achieve a grade of at least "D" 50 per cent on the course assignments and a grade of at least 50 per cent on the final exam. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Final Exam | Total |
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20% | 30% | 50% | 100% |
Bartol, C. R. (2002). Criminal behavior: A psychosocial approach (6th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
The course materials include a print Study Guide and Student Manual. The online course components are accessible to students through any Internet browser (preferably Internet Explorer) at: www.athabascau.ca/courses/crjs/360/.
These components include the course Web site, with links to online learning materials and assignments, unit self-tests, and a Digital Reading Room containing reading assignments that are in addition to the textbook.