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Apr 19, 2024
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CRMJ 2160 - Domestic/Family Violence
This course examines the domestic environment from an interpersonal, physical, emotional and social perspective, evaluating the historical and cultural changes regarding the beliefs, values and norms regarding violence within a domestic environment, among its members and the risk factors for domestic abuse. A review of the components of the criminal justice system will present the evolution of and contemporary foundation for social policy, legal response and enforcement strategies in response to incidents of domestic violence. The unique challenges and responses to the most vulnerable and protected classes of individuals, including the disabled, elderly, LGBTQ family members and children, exposed to domestic violence will be considered. Additionally this course will provide an overview of the differing types of community intervention programs, their techniques and strategies for responding to a domestic violence situation.
Credits: 3
General Education Requirement: None
Prerequisites:
SOC 1000 Sociological Principles or SOC/CRMJ 2400 Criminology, or instructor consent
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of CRMJ2160/ SOC2320/PSYC2280 Domestic/Family Violence , the student will:
- Explain the physical, emotional and social contributors to various types of violence within a domestic environment.
- Analyze issues regarding the historical evolution of risk factors for child, sibling, intimate partner, extended family or elder family abuse.
- Identify the appropriate public policy and community prevention strategies that address domestic violence, offender accountability and remediation.
- Critique the individual and social issues, beliefs and cultural practices associated with violent behavior within the domestic environment.
- Identify and evaluate community intervention programs and techniques.
- Identify and evaluate the criminal justice systems components and legal strategies for responding to a domestic violence situation.
- Summarize state and federal laws related to domestic violence victimization and perpetrator accountability.
- Describe the purpose and contributions of psychological and sociological theories as they are applied to domestic violence issues.
- Contrast the criminal justice system and societal responses to incidents of domestic violence among the most vulnerable and/or protected classes of citizens including the disabled, elderly, LGBTQ community, children.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of CRMJ2160/ SOC2320/PSYC2280 Domestic /Family Violence the student will:
PO#1 Identify the major goals and components of the criminal justice system.
PO#4 Investigate the various functions that law enforcement agencies perform
PO#5 analyze the major theories of crime causation to include biological, sociological, psychological and life course perspectives of criminality..
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