CP202 Syllabus

CP202 Criminal Profiling & Psychopathy

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Lecture 1: Defining Psychopathy

1. The Definitions
   
   
• Psychopath
• Sociopath
  
  
2. The Psychopathy Check List, revised
   
   
3. Anti-Social Personality Disorder (DSM-IV)
   v. Psychopathy (DSM-IIIR)
   
   
4. Readings
   
   
5. Questions & review

Lecture 2: Psychopath Victimology 

1. Relationships with Others
   
   
   • Friends/Family
   • Co-workers
   • Spouse/lovers/girlfriends
     
     

2. Impression Management

3. Empathy

4. Victim Profiles

5. Readings

6. Questions & Review

Lecture 3: The Psychopathic Crime Scene

1. The Importance of Control
   
   
2. Scene Indicators of Psychopathy
   
   
3. Examples of Psychopathic Crime Scenes
   
   
4. Reading
   
   
5. Questions & Review

Lecture 4: The Psychopathic Offender

1. Motivations

2. Egocentricity and Impulsivity

3. Superficial Veneer of Personality

4. Psychopath Profiles

5. Readings

6. Questions & Review

Reading

Required:

Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us
by Dr. Robert Hare

Recommended:

The Hare Psychopathy Checklist,
by Robert D. Hare, Revised Paperback, Published by Multi-Health Systems Publication date: June 1990

The Mask of Sanity,
by Hervey Cleckley, 5th Edition Hardcover, Published 1988

The Psychopathic Mind: Origins, Dynamics, and Treatment,
by J. Reid Meloy, Published by Jason Aronson, Publication date: April 1,1995

The Sociopath,
by J.V. Adams, Paperback, Published by Jackrabbit Books, Publication date: October 1983

Unmasking the Psychopath: Antisocial Personality and Related Syndromes,
by William H. Reid(ed.)

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