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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CCJ 3280 Domestic Violence


This course focuses largely on violence between partners (or Intimate Partner Violence), including IPV in gay and lesbian families, but also explores the problems of child abuse, including child sexual abuse, sibling abuse, spousal abuse, elder abuse, and stalking. The course will examine historical, theoretical, sociological and legal perspectives of domestic violence and explore issues related to the rights of victims. The course will also deepen an understanding of domestic violence that is experienced within gender, race, class, sexuality, disability and immigrant identities. Domestic violence incorporates a range of behaviors and this course will address all forms of abuse. Although each form/type of intimate partner/family violence is unique, they have been noted to co-occur, share common risk factors, and result in similar outcomes that can be detrimental to one’s mental health and well-being.


  Prerequisite(s): CCJ 2610  or SOC 1010   
Credits: 3.0