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CJ 202 Violence and Aggression

Explores and analyzes violence and aggression from biological, psychological and sociological perspectives. Includes topics such as: homicide, suicide, rape, assault, mob violence, terrorism, violence within the family and related phenomenon, which are presented from a human relations perspective.

Credits

3

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AGS Social Science, AAOT Social Sciences,

Outcomes

Describe the psychological, physiological, and social causes of violence and aggression. Explain violence and aggression as a rational response. Articulate the societal costs of violence and aggression. Describe the major strategies for mitigating violence and aggression in schools, prisons, and the workplace. Describe the characteristics of the criminal mind and articulate criminal thinking errors.