CRJU 3365:Profile of the Serial Offender

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CRJU 1101 or SOCI 1101
This course provides an in-depth examination of repeat, violent offenders. Topic areas include offender characteristics, victim traits and characteristics, offender identification and investigative strategies, and criminal justice policies that are focused on serial offending. Emphasis is placed on the examination of theories and research that explain how serial offenders evolve across their life-course from childhood to adulthood.