Profiling Violent Crime
Course Description: This is an introduction to the technique of criminal investigative analysis (profiling) as it applies to death investigations. Included are a brief history of the technique and the so-called differences between inductive, deductive and the investigative psychology of criminal profiling. The course focuses on the various motives for murder and how identifying the motives displayed in the crime will reduce the size of the suspect pool. Also included will be how the behavior exhibited by the offender alone can be used to determine what kind, if any, defense the offender may claim, such as self-defense, not guilty by reason of insanity, or guilty but mentally ill. The students will review various crime scenes and autopsy photographs, lab reports and background information of each victim, and offer an analysis regarding the sequence of events, motive, and any possible defenses.
- Instructor: Blue Line Group
- Date: August 31, 2027
- Time: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Hours: 8
- Location: North Campus, Building N110, Room 204
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