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UNDERGRADUATE COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code: Criminology 3

Course Title: HUMAN BEHAVIOR & VICTIMOLOGY
Course Units: 3
Prerequisites: NONE
Department:
College: COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Semester: 1st
Academic Year: 2022 – 2023
Instructor/s: Jose Melarte Gooco Jr.
Venue:
Section:
Schedule:
COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course covers the study on human behavior with emphasis on the concept of
human development and abnormal behavior. It includes strategies and approaches in
handling different kinds of abnormal behavior in relation to law enforcement and criminal
proceedings. It also includes the study of victimization, the role of community and
techniques in assisting offender’s reintegration and victim’s recovery.

WHERE IS THE COURSE SITUATED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MCFI

CURRICULUM?

✓ GROUNDING: Establishing fundamental knowledge, skills, and values

✓ IMMERSING: Deepening understanding and engaging localities

✓ EXPLORING: Reconnoitering globalities and rethinking the complex world

POSITIONING: Forging identity toward sustainability, justice, and social

✓
transformation
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

PLO1 Conduct criminological research on crimes, crime causation, victims, and

: offenders to include deviant behavior;

PLO2
Internalize the concepts of human rights and victim welfare;
:

PLO3 Demonstrate competence and broad understanding in law enforcement

: administration, public safety, and criminal justice;

PLO4 Utilize criminalistics or forensic science in the investigation and detection of

: crime;

PLO5 Apply the principles and jurisprudence of criminal law, evidence and criminal
: procedure;

PLO6 Ensure the offender’s welfare and development for their re-integration to the
: community.
Note: This section applies to a student who is a major of the program under which the course is administered.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students should be able to

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

CLO1 Understand and interpret the Concepts, Theories, and Evolution of Human
: Development.

CLO2 Classify and Differentiate Typologies of Human Behavior, Criminal, and

: personality disorder.

Identify Legal defense on account of behavior issues and Legal Responses

CLO3
to Offenders suffering from mental disorder such as but not limited to
:
insanity, PTSD, minority, senility and others.

CLO4 Define the Nature, concept, & causes of victimization and typology of crime
: victim.
ALIGNMENT OF THE COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES TO THE PROGRAM
LEARNING OUTCOMES

PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6

CLO1 ✓

CLO2 ✓ ✓ ✓

CLO3 ✓ ✓

CLO4 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

COURSE OUTLINE

WEE COURSE TOPICS

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1 Concepts, Theories and Evolution of Human Development.

2 Typologies of human behavior, criminal, deviant, asocial, and abnormal

behaviors.

3 Behavioral, Cognitive and Developmental Dimension of human behavior.

4 Personality Dimension.

5 Biological, Social, and Psychosocial Dimensions of human behavior.

6 Abnormal Behavior and personality disorders, e.g. PTSD, Phobia, Neuroses,

Psychoses, others
7 Strategies and approaches in dealing with abnormal behavior.
8 Standard procedures in handling cases involving persons having abnormal
behavior

Legal Responses to Offenders Suffering from Mental Disorder

9 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

10 Criminal Psychiatry and Criminal Behavior

11 Legal defense on account of behavioral issues, e.g. insanity, minority,

senility, delusion of grandeur etc.

12 History about Victimology and Pioneers in Victimology.

13 Theories about Victimology

14 Nature and concept of victimization

The Roles of Victim in Crime, e.g. Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation,

Victim Provocation

15 Causes of Victimization

16 Recovering from victimization

17 Typologies of Victimization
18 FINAL EXAMINATION

Each student will be graded based on the following requirements:

ASSESSMENT TASK WEIGH CLOs

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Class participation 10% CLO 1-5

A continuous assessment for students to actively participate in

class discussion, articulate ideas, build shared understanding
engage with content, and to contribute to a dynamic learning
environment.

Written Work 20% CLO 1-5

This is to ensure that students are able to express skills and

concepts in written form and this will be long quizzes or long
test which will help students strengthen test taking skills.

Performance Task 30% CLO 1-5

This is to ensure students show what they know and are able
to do in diverse ways.

Midterm/Final Exam 40% CLO 1-5

This is synthesizing student learning skills, concepts, and

values learned in an entire halves of the semester

TOTAL 100%
COURSE READINGS AND REFERENCES

Hand-outs provided in the Google Classroom

CLASS POLICIES

1. Attendance shall be checked regularly. University rules on lateness and

absences shall be followed.

2. Proper classroom decorum shall always be observed.

3. All mobile phones shall be put on silent mode.

4. All course requirements shall be submitted on time. Late submissions shall have
corresponding deductions.

5. Students who are caught cheating and plagiarizing in any form shall be
punishable by university rules.

6. Class standings shall be posted before they are released as final marks.
Questions regarding grades shall be raised during this period. Once grades are
submitted at the end of the semester, they shall be considered final. Change of
grades shall be possible only if there is an error in computation.

CONSULTATION HOURS

NAME OF FACULTY EMAIL DAY/S TIME

Jose Melarte Gooco Jr. Johngooco32@gmail.com Wed 5-9 pm