CJ400 Rehabilitation of the Offender

This course integrates theoretical knowledge from biological, psychological and sociological perspectives with a deeper understanding of the lives of criminal offenders to attain a greater appreciation of the complexity of crime and criminal behavior. The course includes examinations of the causes and effects of crime on the biological, psychological and social levels, as well as the interactions among those levels. Students learn, among other things, biological, psychological, family, neighborhood, and societal risk factors of offending; how criminals think; and how the tendency to commit delinquent and criminal acts develops in the individual. Prerequisite: CJ221 and CJ345.