LAWS4476 · Law
Boston College Law School
Courts have increasingly become the forum for responding to issues of domestic violence. This course provides the historical and social context of battering, explains the dynamics of battering relationships and the psychological effects of trauma on battered women and children, discusses civil and criminal law issues arising out of battery, and examines the use of expert testimony as a method of presenting battered women's claims in court.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.3 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.5 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~4
hours per week
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Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionFall 2021
2 sectionsFall 2020
1 section