Topics in applied criminology, may include case management, database development, typology validation, motive and pattern analysis, personality assessment, forensic demography, principles of geo-coding, statistical prediction, and the ethics of provocation, interview, and interrogation strategies. Critical perspectives on the use of, and potential biases associated with, profiling are also discussed.
Credit Weight:
0.5
Prerequisite(s):
Three FCEs in Criminology, or permission of the Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
Notes:
Students who have taken Criminology 3030 Criminal Profiling may not take Criminology 4015 for credit
Course Classifications:
- Type B: Social Sciences
- Type C: Engineering, Mathematical and Natural Sciences