Hours:
24S
The meaning, purposes and sources of interpersonal violence, including an examination of debates over defining and documenting violence, and a review of the research on the relationships between illegitimate, interpersonal violence and state-approved or state-initiated violence. Cultural, social and individual correlates of interpersonal violence; the violence of the law; and how violence is justified and denied.
Prerequisite:
2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Distribution Requirements:
Social Science
Breadth Requirements:
Society and its Institutions (3)
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