Mar 29, 2024  
2012-2013 HillBook (Class of 2016) 
    
2012-2013 HillBook (Class of 2016) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

CRM 273 - Crime and Mental Illness

Three Credits
Spring Semester

The course examines crime and mental illness, including social-psychological theories of crime; co-occurring psychological disorders; problem-solving courts (drug treatment, mental health, and re-entry) comprising the emerging field of “therapeutic jurisprudence”; and mentally ill offenders in prison and community settings. Sociological issues of gender, class and race will be discussed wherever relevant.