Course Description:
This course provides an overview of major issues related to the
occurrence of intimate partner violence in the United States. Major
emphasis will be placed on examining the criminal justice system’s
response to intimate partner violence. Additionally, attention will
be devoted to providing a comparative analysis of intimate partner
violence among distinct cultural groupings (e.g. rural women, women
of color and domestic violence among the GBLT community). Class
lecture will be supplemented by guest speakers and video
documentaries. Students are expected to be prepared to discuss
assigned readings.

Evaluation:
Your final grade will be based on the following:
Position Paper – 150 Pts.
Draft of Definition of the Problem Section of Position Paper – 20
Pts.
Draft of Two Position Paper Recommendations – 20 Pts.
Six Written Responses to Questions Related to the Assigned Readings –
60 Pts.

Required Texts:
Buzawa, E.S., & Buzawa, C. G. (2003). Domestic violence-The criminal
justice process. (3rd Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Gelles, R.J. (1997). Intimate violence in families. (3rd Edition).
Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.
Oliver, W. (2003). Domestic Violence in America – TIS Course Packet.
Bloomington, IN: TIS Publishishing.
Websdale, N. (1998). Rural  woman battering and the justice system –
An ethnography. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.


Class meeting:  2:30-3:45, Tuesday and Thursday

Instructor:  Professor William Oliver, criminal justice department