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CRM203 Criminal Behaviour Unit Information and Learning Guide Semester Two 2022 This information should be read in conjunction with the online learning materials which can be found on your MyUnits page. Unit coordinator Associate Professor, Dr David Keatley School of Law Contact details:
[email protected] © Published by Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, July 2022. This publication is copyright. Except as permitted by the Copyright Act no part of it may in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or any other means be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or be broadcast or transmitted without the prior written permission of the publisher. Contents Unit information Information about the unit4 Contact details6 How to study this unit7 Resources for the unit8 Study schedule9 Assessment9 Learning guide Topic 1Introduction; values and crime, crime statistics Topic 2Developmental perspectives Topic 3Biological factors Topic 4Psychopathy, Crime, & Mental disorders Topic 5 Nonverbal Behaviour Topic 6Behavioural Profiling Topic 7Sex offences Topic 8Drugs and Crime Topic 9Aggression & Violence Topic 10(Atypical) Homicide Information about the unit Welcome to: CRM203, Criminal Behaviour. This unit examines the biological and familial correlates of crime and the personal attributes of offenders as well as an in-depth examination of violent and sexual offending. There are no tutorials in this unit; consequently, you are encouraged to ask questions throughout the course of the unit. Student participation will be actively encouraged through unstructured discussions. I also use the LMS forums frequently and encourage participation, debate, and discussion in there. While you are encouraged to ask questions and actively participate in the lectures throughout this unit there is a word of caution. Remember that this unit is about the disposition of offenders and thus naturally we are talking about crime. Furthermore, there are students in the class who will have been victims of crimes (some may have been seriously sexually assaulted) and others will have friends or family (or maybe themselves) who are perpetrators of crime. In any case, all of us have views about crime and criminals and how they should be treated. The caution is that while you are strongly encouraged to express your views, be sensitive to the feelings and views of others in the class. Please avoid making derogatory remarks about offenders and please be sensitive in your comments about victimization. Warning: This unit covers serious violent and sexually violent offences. If the material causes any distress you can approach the University counsellors, the Sexual Assault Resource Centre on 9340 1828 or other counsellors to seek help. 2022 UPDATE: Hopefully, we are moving out of the COVID-online teaching phase. That said, I appreciate some people are still affected and may need to (or choose to) study online. I have therefore attempted to blend the course so that everyone has the same opportunities to interact. Lectures will be live streamed and recorded. Please bear with me if any technical issues arise. Unit description This unit introduces students to the psychosocial basis of criminal behaviour. The introductory lectures are theoretical in nature and take students through the underpinning rationale associated with this disciplinary perspective of crime. Once the basics have been covered, students are taken through specific examples of criminal behaviour, such as violent crime, sexual crimes and drug related crime. Each specific topic relates the particular form of criminal behaviour back to psychosocial explanations. There are 9 broad topics spread across the unit. Prerequisites The pre-requisite for this unit is CRM100 Introduction to Criminology. Aims of the unit The broad aims of this unit are to: 1. to provide students with broad understanding of the attributes of offenders; and 2. to provide students with an in depth understanding of violent and sexual offending. Learning outcomes for the unit On successful completion of the unit you should be able to: 1. describe and critique the characteristics which maintain criminal behaviour; 2. critique the research basis of our understanding of criminal behaviour; and 3. demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the factors which maintain violent and sexual offending. Graduate attributes developed in the unit This unit will contribute to the development of the following Graduate Attributes. Critical and creative thinking Independent and lifelong learning Ethics Social justice In-depth knowledge of a field of study What you need to know Generic information which students need to know is available at What you need to know web page. The information includes: · links to the Assessment Policy · a description of Academic Integrity · links to information about: Examinations; Non-discriminatory language; Student appeals; Student complaints; Conscientious objection and assessment policy · determination of grades from components/marks · information for equity students This unit was originally written by Guy Hall, 2003 Revised by Guy Hall and Hayley Passmore, 2018 Final version by Dr David Keatley, 2022 Contact details Unit Coordinator’s contact details Your coordinator for unit is Dr David Keatley, an Associate Professor in Criminology at Murdoch University, Australia, the Director of Researchers in Behaviour Sequence Analysis (ReBSA), Forensic Linguistics Analysis Group (FLAG), and Cold Case Review (CCR), and a cold case consultant to Law Enforcement Organisations around the world. David collaborates on a number of international research projects into violent crime, including atypical and serial homicide, sexual assault and rape cases, and interpersonal violence. This has resulted in over 60 academic publications and case reports for Law Enforcement Organisations. As part of his work, Dave has written a 2 books on using Behaviour Sequence Analysis and Timeline Methods to investigate crime, and a book on Deception Detection. David has also developed new methods for linking and tracking crimes, which he uses in real-world current and cold cases he consults on with Detectives. David is an internationally recognised cold case consultant and criminal behaviour profiler and regularly provides assistance to Law Enforcement worldwide. David is a full Vidocq Society Member (VSM) and an American Investigative Society of Cold Cases member. Email:
[email protected] Room: ECL2.019 Phone: 9360 2399 Administrative contact details Administrative contact is through the Law Office. How to study this unit Firstly, make sure you have the textbook. It is an excellent reference work and I continue to use it in my current work. You should read each relevant chapter(s) before the lecture because I will ask questions of students in class. Please also try to find additional information in journal articles Contact time Contact time is 2 hours per week Time commitment As this is a 3 credit point unit, we expect you to spend on average 10 hours per week for the total weeks of this teaching period (or 150 hours overall) working on this unit. Attendance requirements There are no attendance requirements. Lectures will be live streamed and recorded. Recordings will appear on echo after the lectures. I also use LMS (a lot) to provide updates and announcements and interact with you all. Small group and interactive teaching and learning activities As noted above, I actively encourage and expect student interaction. I do ask questions of students throughout the course. I might ask a question generally of the class though I seldom point to specific individuals. I also engage with LMS forum discussion. Unit changes in response to student feedback Last year I was overwhelmed and overjoyed to receive nice feedback (thanks class of 2021). There were some very good points, however, that I have developed into this course. I will be providing more real-world cases that I have worked on. I will also be providing more LMS activities. I have also changed the order of the lectures, to allow more time to learn for the MCQs. Finally, I will be speaking more slowly (apologies for becoming over-excited at times and speaking too quickly – by all means message in and I will slow down). Please, class of 2022, if you can see a way I can improve the lectures, let me know! I’m always keen to change for the better. Resources for this unit To undertake study in this unit, you will need: Essential textbook Bartol, C.R., & Bartol, A.M. (2017). Criminal behavior: A Psychological approach. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited. Recommended reading Keatley, D. A. (2020). The Timeline Toolkit: temporal methods for crime research. Published August 2020. Paperback version only. Other references/recommended reading There are many, and I mean many, journals that cover criminal behaviour so you will have no difficulties finding references. There are general criminal behaviour journals (for example, Criminal Justice and Behavior) and specific ones (for example Child Abuse and Neglect). The following will be provided during the teaching period: · lecture slides · specified readings Study schedule Session Topic Reading* 1 Introduction Values and studying crime Crime statistics Chapter 1 2 Developmental perspectives Chapter 2 & 6 3 Biological factors Chapter 3 4 Psychopathy, Mental Disorder, Chapter 5 5 Nonverbal Behaviour and Interrogations Given in class 6 Behavioural Profiling Chapter 7 & 8 7 Sex offences (Children) Chapter 11 8 Sex offences (Adults) Chapter 12 9 Drugs and crime Chapter 9 10 Aggression and Violence Chapter 10 11 Atypical Homicide Chapter 13 12 Developing a case report Summative These are the main textbook chapters. *Note, these may change depending on the version of the Bartol & Bartol textbook you own. Please look for chapter summaries to find the correct chapter. Apologies for the confusion. Assessment Assessment for this unit is conducted in accordance with the Assessment Policy. Schedule of assessment items You will be assessed on the basis of: · a research review essay · an online quiz · a closed book examination The schedule of assessment is as follows Assignment Description Aligned Learning Outcomes Value Due Essay Research review 1, 2, 3 30% 2nd September 12 noon Online Quiz Multiple choice 1, 2 30% 5th October 2022 Examination Closed book 1, 2, 3 40% Assessment period Assessment details Research review Topic: Evaluate the effects of nature versus nurture on criminal behaviour. Due: Friday 2nd September 2022, 12noon Maximum word length: 1,500 words not including reference list or table of contents. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE ESSAY To start you off on this topic you should look at the following 3 articles. You will need to undertake much more literature research but these articles are a very good starting place. Herrenkohl, T. I., Jung, H. J., & Lee, J. O. (2017). Effects of child maltreatment, cumulative victimization experiences, and proximal life stress on adult crime and antisocial behavior. Summary Report for US Department of Justice. Keatley, D. A., Golightly, H., Shephard, R., Yaksic, E., & Reid, S. (2018). Using behavior sequence analysis to map serial killers’ life