CRJU 4070 - Family Violence and Criminal Justice

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
This course examines how the criminal justice system responds to family violence In addition to addressing causes and consequences of family violence, specific attention is given to various forms of family violence (child abuse, sibling abuse, partner violence, and elder abuse) as well as how the criminal justice system (police, courts, probation, corrections, and parole) responds to each of these types of violence. The types of policies used to prevent family violence and intervene in these cases are also examined.