Criminal Behavior

Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice

CJ 210

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor: John Moran, BS

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to "Criminal Behavior", a Bachelor Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. I am pleased to instruct you in this course.

In this course, you will study the mind of a criminal. You will learn what makes them commit the acts they do. This in turn will help you understand why they do it and how you can prevent criminals in the future.

Through the textbook you will read about criminal behavior from a criminal psychologist's point of view. This will allow you to learn basic theories on the makings of a criminal. You will learn what motivates criminals, and then experience criminal behavior from the law enforcement point of view.

TIME FRAME: This is a six (6) semester hour course. The course and all exams and/or assignments must be completed within ten weeks. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course or the day that you advise me that your textbooks have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please monitor the time frame as extensions are very rare without special circumstances. Upon successful completion of this course you will be awarded six (6) semester hours of credit. You may accelerate and finish the course prior to the ten week mark, but not in less than four weeks. There is NO mandate to accelerate, it is simply an option if you are able to devote extra time to this course.

TEXTBOOKS: There are two (2) required book for this course. Please obtain these books as soon as possible.

Book 1: Criminal Behavior A Psycholosocial Approach, Curt Bartol and Anne Bartol, Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN# 132394219

Book 2: What Cops Know. By Connie Fletcher. Pocket Books. NY: 1992. ISBN # 0-671-75040-2.

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EXAMINATIONS: There are two exams for this course, a midterm and a final. The midterm will be taken by week 5 and the final by week 10.

GRADING: The grading scale for the course is as follows:

90%-100%    = A
80%-89%      = B
70%-79%      = C
Below-70%    = Fail

Each exam is worth 35% for a total of 70% of your grade. 10% will come from your what cops know assignment. The final 20% will come from your topic paper.

TOPIC PAPER: You are to write a paper on a subject that you learned from this class. It should be around five to seven pages which does not include the cover or the bibliography.

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me via e-mail, group chat in BSU's virtual chat room, or even by telephone if necessary. Depending on how many students are enrolled in this course, we may have one or several group chats scheduled, of which you will be notified. If your e-mail address changes at any time during this course, please notify me right away.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, John Moran, graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice. During my studies there I took many psychology and computer science courses. I also am a graduate of the Youngstown State Police Academy, where I graduated with the third highest grade of a class of 50 cadets. I plan to, in the future, earn my Masters in Policing Science. In my spare time I enjoy weight lifting, jogging, music, and pistol shooting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Learn and dismiss common myths about criminal behavior.
2). Understand what motivates criminals.
3). See the differences in nature vs. nurture theory.
4). Understand the criminal's self-image.
5). Learn about how to deal with criminal behavior.
6). Learn the difference between proper and improper reform programs.
7). Understand Police mindset on criminal behavior.
8). Understand crime issues and trends.
9). Learn law enforcement issues and trends.
10). Learn law enforcement perception of narcotic rings, sex crimes, child abuse, con schemes and other major crime issues.
11). Understand organized crime issues.
12). Understand how street crime effects the individual officer and offender.
13). Learn how the investigating officer processes information and how it leads to criminals being brought to justice.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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