Course Description
601:688. FAMILY VIOLENCE AND THE LAW (3) (WI)
LE = 16
Prerequisites:
None. Students
will be required to spend approximately two half-days on their own
schedule at a New Jersey courthouse observing domestic violence
restraining order hearings. These hearings take place during regular
business hours on days determined by each county, but usually not on
Fridays. Students who take this course may also take Child Abuse and
Neglect.
Examines how the state responds to family violence through both criminal and civil domestic violence law, the child custody system, and the child welfare and dependency court systems, with particular attention to the areas of intersection among systems. Students observe domestic violence hearings, and participate in simulations of various stages of cases involving family violence issues and study how criminal, civil and family court proceedings affect the children, families and professionals involved in the domestic violence, child custody and child welfare systems.