CRJ 274 — CRJ 274
Utilizes film as a lens through which to explore issues related to crime and criminal psychology. Critical viewing and reflection will serve as a basis for an in-depth examination of criminality. Analyses of fictional characters will be conducted against the backdrop of psychological theories related to the interplay of mental illness, character pathology, and criminal motivation. Specific inquiries will address the roles of trauma in the development of offender progression trajectories; the psychopathologi cal underpinnings of crimes including, but not limited to theft, fraud, assault, torture, and murder. (3 lec) Cross-listed with SOC 274 (SOCI 274).