Mental Illness and Crime
This course explores the relationship of mental illness to crime and violence, the policies and programs concerning the treatment of individuals with mental illness in the criminal justice system, including the nature, prevalence and consequences of mental disorder among criminal offenders.
Prerequisites: Graduate students only.
Outcomes: Students will understand the history and development of research on mental illness and crime, assessments of risk for violence, as well as legal issues surrounding mentally disordered victims and offenders.
Prerequisites: Graduate students only.
Outcomes: Students will understand the history and development of research on mental illness and crime, assessments of risk for violence, as well as legal issues surrounding mentally disordered victims and offenders.