Spring 2013  |  SOC 4109 Section 001: Domestic Criminal Violence (67587)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 250
Course Catalog Description:
Survey of research on family violence within criminological framework. Definition of domestic violence. Empirical/theoretical approaches. Response of social control agencies.
Class Description:
This course provides an overview of the key issues concerning domestic violence as a crime and as a social problem. In the first part of the course students will examine various concepts of domestic criminal violence and become familiar with the debates surrounding it. We will focus on different forms of criminal domestic violence -- especially intimate partner violence and child abuse -- and on the theories that have been offered to explain its occurrence. Features of victims and offenders and the nature and extent of domestic criminal violence will also be examined, with reference to the major victimization surveys -- and other kinds of research -- carried out in the US, Canada, and selected European countries. In the final part of the course we will focus on social and criminal justice system responses to domestic criminal violence, paying particular attention to understanding what works in preventing and controlling it. Some parts of the course will offer a comparative perspective, paying attention to international debates and research.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
10% In-class Presentations
Exam Format:
short essay questions
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
25% Discussion
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
30-50 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 1 short paper (5-10 pages)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67587/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 December 2010

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