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**Course Description** This Course is designed to examine the various expressions of violence within the family structure, including child abuse, spouse and partner abuse, and elder abuse. Topics will also include sexual abuse, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic homicide. Students will study the psychological and social causes of domestic and sexual violence, recognizing its signs, and studying its effect on its victims as well as programs and policies for prevention and treatment. **Course Objectives** Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
 * CCJ 2685 Domestic and Sexual Violence **  ** Professor Jada Bush **   ** Email: Jbush16@hccfl.edu **   ** Facebook: **Professor Jada Bush - "like" this page for updates on local criminal justice info!
 * Define domestic violence
 * List examples of crimes which are considered to be domestic violence
 * Understand the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of the different types of domestic violence
 * Understand the theoretical perspectives on domestic violence
 * Understand the practical, social, political, and moral issues connected to intervention and prevention of domestic violence
 * Describe the different sex offenses under law
 * Understand the psychological, sociological, and legal issues related to sexual abuse
 * Describe the different typologies the violent sex offender

=**Powerpoint Presentations:**=



=**Media, references & other neat things:**=

**Chapter 1 Global Violence Against Women**
Florida Human Trafficking clips: [] [|Documentary 12 minutes]

**Chapter 2 History of Violence in the Family**
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Clip: []

A Cry For Help- The Tracy Thurman Story (full movie) []

Global Violence Against Women (video clip) []

Florida Statute ch 741: []

**Chapter 3 Research and Theory on Family Violence**
Criminology Theories and Statistics (video clip) []

National Crime Victimization Survey: [|http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=245#Questionnaires] []

Uniform Crime Report: []

**Chapter 4 Child Abuse**
Child Abuse in the US (video clip) []

**Chapter 5 Investigating Child Abuse**
Progressive Scenario exercise

**Chapter 6 Adolescent Perpetrators**
Myth or Fact?

The Age of Consent: Sex and the American Legal System. []

Break The Silence- Violence in Teen Dating (video) [|www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/BreakTheSilence/] It may shock you to know that one out of every eleven teens reports being hit or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past twelve months. But why is that, and how can we change it? In "Break The Silence: Stop the Violence," parents talk with teens about developing healthy, respectful relationships before they start dating.

**Chapter 7 Intimate Partner Violence**
video: Date rape, a violation of trust [] Rape: A Violation of Trust&IsSearch=Y&parentSeriesID=

[|Intimate Partner Violence (29:00)] While intimate partner abuse can occur in same-sex couples, the abuser in the vast majority of cases is a man, his target a woman. This program from The Doctor Is In profiles Buffalo, New York, where the medical community, social and psychiatric services, police, and courts have formed a coalition to reduce the incidence of partner abuse and help the victims. Among those who comment are Dr. Susan McLeer, the head of Erie County Medical Center's psychiatry department; Katey Joyce, director of a shelter for battered women; and Jessica Benigni, chair of the Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. []

**Chapter 9 Abuse Later in Life**
[] As appalling and unacceptable as domestic violence is, it often goes unaddressed—especially when inflicted upon those least likely to speak up. This program sheds light on abuse of the elderly with real-world, unscripted case studies. Norman, in his late seventies, suffers frequent beatings at the hands of his two adult sons, but refrains from pressing charges for fear of more severe abuse. Dorothy’s grown son also assaults her on a regular basis, even though “I never really expect it from him.” Lucille’s daughter doesn’t physically hurt her, but she does allow Lucille’s violent ex-husband to stay with them, much to Lucille’s distress—while Pat has resigned herself to living with her brutal husband and Mary claims she is “not afraid” of her abusive son, who will soon be released from prison. Counseling and support group sessions make up an important component of the film.
 * Video- 5 case studies (40 min)**

**Chapter 10: Adult Perpetrators**
“Supervising Domestic Violence Offenders” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series. (29 min video) [] (choose second video from bottom of page)

Power and control video - Jesse http://www.powerandcontrolfilm.com/all-videos/

Florida's Romeo and Juliet Laws and Age of Consent: []

**Chapter 11**
Investigation

Police Interviewing Techniques: http://www.nj.gov/oag/dcj/njpdresources/dom-violence/dv-interview-tech-instr.pdf

**Resources for Final Projects and assignments:**
Resource for FREE peer reviewed journals: [] National Criminal Justice Reference Service (FREE peer reviewed journals) [] The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) [] The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) Fact Sheet [] Stop Violence Before it Happens Campaign [] Elder Abuse [] Sexual Violence [] APA Style paper (Sample): [] APA Style Basics: [] //ALSO UTILIZE THE HCC LIBRARY!!!//

**Review material:**
Jeopardy Review Game @http://jeopardylabs.com/play/ccj-2685-domestic-and-sexual-violence