Rutgers Law

601:598. NUTS AND BOLTS OF NEW JERSEY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 1 (S)

Chowdhry

Students will explore the interplay of New Jersey domestic violence civil restraining order cases and parallel criminal charges under the Prevention of Domestic Violence of Act of 1991. Students will engage with a simulated case. Students will learn about how incidents drive the commencement of both criminal and civil cases; restraining order applications and contempt charges; the interplay of civil testimony and the criminal matter; consider the function of summary cases in civil courts, the rules of court, the rules of evidence and the plea bargaining process.