General Description:
Explores the law, policy, history and theory of domestic violence. Examines the limits of legal methods and remedies for holding batterers accountable and keeping victims safe; the dynamics of abusive relationships; the history of the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence; the defenses available to battered persons who kill their abusers; the legal paradigm of the sympathetic victim; psychological and feminist theories about abusive relationships; civil rights and tort liability for batterers and third parties; and the intersection of domestic violence with international human rights. 3 credits, letter graded.
Select Term:
LAWS 7513-801
Instructor(s):
Carolyn Ramsey
Meeting Times & Locations:
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Tue,Thu |
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
WLAW 102 |
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