Domestic Violence (LAW-637-001)
Lee
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Description
This two-credit seminar course will provide students with an introduction to the legal system’s response to domestic violence. Students will examine the evolution of civil and criminal justice system interventions, the legal and psychosocial theory informing domestic violence responses, the evidentiary challenges facing domestic violence victims in the courtroom, and the future directions of domestic violence law and policy. Among many others, this course will focus on the following questions: How has intimate partner violence been defined, raised, and addressed as a problem in and for the U.S. legal system? What role should the victim/survivor have in the justice system’s response to domestic violence? Is the justice system an effective and appropriate response to intimate partner violence? Students in this course will write a final paper and present the topic to the class.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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Domestic Violence Law, Lemon, 9780314907011, 3rd, 2009, West
First Class Readings
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