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CJ 377 Domestic Violence

This course focuses on the causes and impact of domestic violence, as well as strategies for its prevention, and treatment for both those who have been abused, and for for abusers. Each week students focus on a different aspect of family violence including partner abuse, child abuse, sibling violence, and elder abuse. This course examines how the criminal justice system responds to domestic violence as well, and how that response has changed over time.