Biopsychosocial Criminology

This course provides an introduction to psychological perspectives on criminal and antisocial behavior. It will also incorporate knowledge from interdisciplinary areas to examine the interplay between psychological,social, and biological factors in predisposing to crime and violence. Different developmental trajectories and forms of crime and criminals will be discussed. Throughout the course, we will also attempt to bridge the basic science of criminal behavior with the real world through case studies and discussion of the implications of psychological and criminological research for the criminal justice system. The content of this course deals with the developmental, neuroscience, clinical, social, and cognitive subdivisions of psychology.