Criminal Behavior and Thinking in addiction is the study of how criminal conduct and patterns of criminal thinking relate to alcohol misuse and drug use.
What it covers
The catalog states: “This course provides understanding of criminal behavior and criminal thinking in addiction.”
This course considers issues in alcohol misuse, licit and illicit drug use, and the criminal justice system. An emphasis on social science research methodology frames each sub-topic with research studies providing evidence associating alcohol misuse, drug abuse, and criminality. Policy questions and approaches are considered.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies program, criminal behavior and thinking is covered in the course AOD305, Criminal Justice: Criminal Behavior/Criminal Thinking in Addiction.
The Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies outline lists AOD305 Criminal Justice: Criminal Behavior/Criminal Thinking in Addiction at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
Prerequisites for AOD305: none.
It sits alongside criminal justice systems, substance abuse prevention, juvenile delinquency prevention, and co-occurring disorders in the Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies program.
This topic is covered in the Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies program at InterCoast Colleges.