CRIM 227Seminar on Domestic Violence

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Prerequisites: Program Advisor Approval Corequisites: Pre/Corequisites: Description: This course introduces students to the complex reality of intimate partner violence, and further introduces them to the opportunities and challenges of effective intervention against such violence in a free, democratic society. As a seminar-styled course of instruction, the approach will be a discussion-based exploration of intimate partner violence intending a development of a systemic perspective on domestic violence. Included in the course will be a review of theories and research on domestic violence; the types of domestic abuse (e.g., intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and child abuse); the legal system’s response; assessment and intervention techniques; community support services for victims; batterer intervention programs; and the effects of domestic violence on children.