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CJ 301 Domestic Violence & the Law (3)
This course examines the criminal problem of domestic violence throughout history as well as present day cultural and legal tolerance for the perpetrator's behavior. Topics pertaining to the commission, restraint and legal treatment of domestic violence are explored. Upon completion, students will understand the shifting attitudes and norms relating to domestic violence, the social institutions and movements which have developed to address it, the effects on the victim and their families (including "battered woman syndrome"), and the current efforts to address domestic violence in the criminal justice and family court systems.
