Topics in Criminology: Family Violence over the Lifecourse

Fall 2010 Course Syllabus

Course Information
Course Number/Section CRIM 7381 Section 001/CRN 4143
Course Title Topics in Criminology: Family Violence

Term Fall 2010

Days & Times Monday 7:00-9:45pm in MSET 2.203

Professor Contact Information

Professor Dr. Denise Paquette Boots
Email Address deniseboots@utdallas.edu
Web Homepage http://www.utdallas.edu/~deniseboots/index.html
Office Location GR 2.124 (behind vending machines in pit entrance)
Office Hours Mondays 12:00am-1:00pm or by appointment
Email Student UTD email – NOT eLearning--response w/in 48 hours

Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions

Graduate-level criminology theory and public policy classes are strongly recommended to
have been successfully taken prior to taking this class.

Course Description
This is an advanced topics criminology course summarizing the most recent research on family
violence and providing in-depth definitions and discussions about some of the most prevalent
forms of family violence in the United States today. It offers a critical analysis of theory,
methodology, empirical scholarship, and best practices surrounding domestic violence, child
abuse and neglect, parricide, elder abuse, stalking and sexual assault, and questions the myths
surrounding the cycle of violence in American families.

Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes

This course introduces the student to topics surrounding differing types of family violence that
impact individuals and society-at-large. Upon successful completion of the course, students will
be able to:
1. Define and identify the major types of family violence that are prevalent in the United States
today and how these issues impact individuals, families, and communities over the life course.
2. Discuss the major theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and statistical figures and findings
that are relevant in studying these social problems.
3. Students will be able to identify major public policy initiatives directed at family violence and
critically access how these social problems can be effectively addressed.

Required Textbook and Assigned Readings

Family Violence over the Lifespan: An Introduction Ola Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-
Perrin, and Robin D. Perrin (2005) 2nd edition Sage Publications ISBN: 0-7619-2756-5 (must be
2nd edition!!) available at OFF CAMPUS BOOKS ON CAMPBELL ROAD (just east of campus)
and UTD campus bookstore. Assigned Readings are listed in the attached Course Calendar at
the end of this syllabus and are posted on our secure eLearning site. Students are responsible
for downloading and printing out all posted materials from eLearning. All copyrighted
materials may not be reproduced, copied, or distributed outside this class per UTD policy.

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Please note: If you choose to purchase the text through other sources, you do so at
your own risk—please do NOT contact me or your classmates and ask to a borrow
text or ask for extensions on deadlines.

COURSE POLICIES

Class Attendance & Participation

Class participation will make up 15% of your final grade and is a subjective score
assigned by the instructor based upon effort, contribution, and attitude
throughout the course.

Plan to attend class the entire scheduled time each week per your course calendar. Students
who disrupt class, who leave early, or who otherwise negatively impact our course time will have
their class participation grades docked accordingly. Excused absences are limited to observed
religious holidays or official UTD events (athletics, debate, etc.) that students notify me of IN
ADVANCE via email or during class time. Students on official UTD business should bring me
an official notice from your organization of class conflicts so that alternative arrangements can
be made. Students who have a conflict due to religious practices need to get with me at the
beginning of the semester and let me know what these dates will be so that alternate
arrangements can be made for exams. I STRONGLY encourage students with a certified
disability to come talk to me personally as early in the semester as possible
(preferably the first week or two) so we can make arrangements to accommodate
your disability and discuss strategies to facilitate your learning in the course.

This is an advanced upper-level graduate criminology seminar and class attendance is absolutely
required and expected if it is to function at the level inherent to such courses. Accordingly,
students with THREE or more absences will automatically FAIL THIS COURSE
without exception. Please show respect to the instructor, guest speakers, and your fellow
students by being on time! Class will begin promptly at 7pm and course assignments are due
at this time. If you are not present when assignments are collected, you may not turn these in
late.

Classroom Citizenship, Laptop/Electronics Usage, and Recording

***After class has begun, please do not enter and disrupt the class or leave the classroom!
LATE ADMISSIONS INTO THE CLASS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED—this policy will be
enforced to facilitate a positive learning environment for the entire class with minimal
disruptions. Before class starts please turn off and put away your cell phones and plan to use
the restroom so that you do not need to leave until our break unless it is an emergency.

Our classroom is a safe space to share your experiences, thoughts, and critiques of
criminological research and topics. The topics in this class are very sensitive, however, and I ask
your discretion in not sharing too much of your personal information that you might regret
being common knowledge at a later date—the information is this class is not privileged and we
will have little time to explore details on individual cases or personal issues. Moreover, I am not
a mental health counselor and if there are topics that make any students overly uncomfortable
or emotional, I urge you to seek the free counseling services on our campus that are available to
all students through Student Health Services if you feel you need to speak to a professional
confidentially.

Laptop Policy: Please note that while I allow students to use laptops to take notes
during class lectures and guest speakers, ANY abuse of this privilege will result in
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ALL computers being banned during class time. This issue has become a real
distraction—this policy applies to smart/cell phones and texting. PLEASE DO NOT USE
YOUR COMPUTER OR PHONE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET, CHAT, CHECK
EMAIL, TEXT FRIENDS, WORK ON OTHER CLASSES, OR DO ANYTHING THAT
IS UNRELATED TO THIS CLASS—EVER. Please take this warning seriously. If I
have reason to believe you are using your computer or phone for non-class related business, I
will ask you to stop typing and hand over the computer or phone up so I can view your screen as
is. I ask students to please report technology abusers and I will protect your anonymity.

Students who miss classes are responsible for getting any information and notes in person from
a classmate. Please do NOT contact me and ask me to send you the notes from my
lectures or guest speakers that you have missed or ask me whether you should
attend class! Assume every class is important—because it is! It is solely YOUR responsibility
to get notes from classmates for whatever classes are missed regardless of the reason. I cannot
share my notes for any reason. DO NOT use the class email listserv to ask for class notes—this is
a misuse of class resources.

Students may NEVER record the instructor or any guest speakers in any manner—this means
by video, audio, or picture. You may NEVER post, sell, or reproduce the PowerPoint
presentations, assignments, assigned readings, or other class materials (except the purchased
required textbook you paid for). All notes and lectures are Dr. Boots’ intellectual property that
are only shared with you during the semester you are enrolled.

Lectures, Assigned Readings, and Assignments

Classes will be a combination of interactive lectures, guest speakers, critical discussions, and
documentaries. To expedite and simplify your learning, there are learning modules for each
individual chapter and the custom parricide module now posted in eLearning. Your first
assignment is to download, save, and/or print out all assigned readings for each chapter module
for the entire semester. Do not wait until the last minute and try to download them later—
eLearning occasionally crashes. My providing these PDF files and not requiring you to
find them saves you considerable time and guarantees that your energy and effort
should be completely focused on reading and critically assessing all assigned
readings each week WITHOUT FAIL.

Assigned Readings: Readings are due to be read by the class period and date stated
on the Course Calendar. Students will have a minimum of one book chapter and between
two and five additional assigned readings due per week (see Course Calendar for detailed
listing), which is a moderate amount of reading for this level class. Note that there are no
examinations in this class—instead, there is a focus on higher learning via critical discussions
and an advanced research project of a specialized topic related to family violence. The emphasis
is on reading, critical assessment, and advanced and engaged discussions each week. However,
it is CRITICAL that you spent the necessary time to read and understand the materials, that you
come to class, and stay engaged.

Critical discussion of the assigned empirical, technical, and textbook readings are required each
week and all students in the class can expect to be called upon for active participation in class
discussions. It is expected that all students will have read ALL assigned materials, be prepared
for substantive discussions, and be ready to add positively to understanding and assessing these
materials. On the week that you are the discussion leader, you will lead the critical assessment
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and synthesizing of the literature assigned (see the Assignment section below for more
information on class discussion leadership). Dr. Boots will share a grading rubric on class
discussions with all students at the beginning of the semester so that expectations for
discussions are clear, but it should be understood that an advanced 7000 level seminar course
will require a high level of engaged participation from ALL students and not just a select few.

Discussion Board Question Post Assignments:

10% of your grade will be contingent upon grouped weekly submissions of unique
discussion board questions for assigned readings for assigned readings in eLearning.

Students will be assigned an overall letter grade for 10 weeks of eligible

submissions over the course of the semester based on the quality and effort put
across these items. Grades will be docked accordingly for missing weeks. IMPORTANT:
You MUST post one question for EACH assigned reading for that week in the
course calendar to get ANY credit for this assignment (minus the textbook). In
other words, if there are three articles and one technical report due for Chapter 5, you must post
ALL FOUR discussion board questions that week to get credit. IF YOU ONLY SUBMIT THREE
OF THE FOUR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, NO PARTIAL CREDIT IS GIVEN for the week!
Superior questions will receive a superior grade in the A range, competent questions will receive
a B+ to B-, less than competent questions will receive a C+ or C, and failing questions will
receive an F.

DUE DATES: ALL QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT WEEK’S ASSIGNED READINGS
ARE DUE TO BE SUBMITTED IN eLEARNING NO LATER THAN FRIDAY AT 5PM
PRIOR TO CLASS (see Course Calendar for specifics).

Each week students are required to post ONE UNIQUE substantive discussion question per
EACH assigned reading (excluding the textbook). Please use full sentences and proper spelling
punctuation, and grammar for all submissions. These assignments will begin with Chapter 2
(due on August 27th at 5pm—Dr. Boots will be that week’s discussant). These discussion board
threads are posted on your eLearning site and questions are proprietary and may not be
repeated once posted by a student. In other words, no two students may ask the same question!
Do not wait to post your question—you must review other students’ posts and make sure that
your question is SUBSTANTIVELY different—and not by a couple of degrees. This encourages a
wide range of questions. You may not use any discussion questions from the textbook or modify
them for your posts. Please be original and use your article reviews! Think of what you believe
are the most important points for the readings, what are the most controversial, what is the
most salient policy implication, what theoretical framework is advanced, what methodological
improvement could be made, etc. --- and then come up with a complex discussion question.

All questions will be submitted in eLearning under the Discussion tab (they will be listed in
sequential order by Chapter and author name). Students may post questions at any time, but all
submissions must be original and your OWN work. Students may not use questions provided in
our text or another book, online, or from any other source or reference. Students must read the
empirical work and create original questions that will positively and substantively contribute to
the class discussion of that work and the overall topic scheduled. These questions should be
meaningful, complex, and can be multi-tiered. Remember—you are helping your fellow student
leader to develop a rich and meaningful synthesis of the literature that was just reviewed and all
of you will take turns in this role. This assignment should not be difficult since you will do this
at the end of your article reviews when you are completely familiar with the readings. After

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5pm on Friday you will not be able to add entries for consideration for the
following Monday’s assigned readings.

Class Discussion Leadership:

Each student will LEAD at minimum of one class discussion on a topic other than your
research paper during the semester. Leadership assignments will be made early in the
semester by the instructor. Student leaders will be assessed by the instructor and these efforts
will also influence the class participation and article review grades at the end of the semester.
Each week all students will be called upon randomly during class sessions to contribute to the
talks on the assigned topics by both the student discussion leader and instructor as well.

After Friday at 5pm, I expect the assigned student class leader for the following week to copy
and review all the student discussion board questions, modify, and review these items. Leaders
should then incorporate a few of these suggested discussion questions with their own to lead and
facilitate the class discussion for the week’s assigned readings (text and all assigned readings
under that module). These discussions will typically run anywhere from one hour to three
hours depending on the depth and complexity of the assigned material for that week—students
should consult with Dr. Boots about time restrictions.

Class leaders will be assessed on their ability to facilitate and stimulate healthy and vibrant class
discussions on the assigned material with their fellow students, their knowledge and grasp of the
material, and their communication and engagement with the subject material. This effort will
contribute toward both article review and class participation grades at the discretion of the
instructor.

Article Reviews:
20% of your grade will consist of grouped weekly article reviews for all assigned academic
readings (other than the textbook).

IMPORTANT: Article reviews will be graded together as a GROUP weekly—ALL

ASSIGNED READING (excluding the textbook) MUST BE REVIEWED TO GET
CREDIT FOR THE WEEK—NO PARTIAL CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN!!!
These article reviews will be due at the beginning of class and may not be turned in unless you
are missing class for AN EXCUSED absence (e.g., official UTD business or religious holidays
ONLY). All article reviews must follow the format provided below and must be submitted as a
whole group to receive credit. If your absence is not due to one of these reasons (e.g., you were
sick, your car got a flat, you got stuck in traffic, you have a wedding out of town to attend, your
boss is making you work, etc.) DO NOT ASK IF YOU CAN MAKE UP THE REVIEWS. It
is students’ responsibility to notify me well in ADVANCE if you have one of these exceptions and
you must have your article review submitted prior to class via email if you cannot bring it to me
personally.

Research Papers
A significant part of your grade in this course, or a full 40%, will be determined by an
academically-based research paper on a topic related to family violence. Important: Papers
are due NO LATER THAN November 22nd at 12pm (NOON) and must be submitted
via the Assignment Link within eLearning. DO NOT SUBMIT PAPERS TO ME VIA
EMAIL OR IN PAPER FORM. Once you submit your paper in eLearning you should CONFIRM
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that it is showing there—click out of the eLearning site and then log back in and make SURE it is
showing in the Assignment drop box. If it is not submitted BEFORE noon on 11/22 then it is
LATE and will be deducted by one full letter grade per 24 hour period. DO NOT
PROCRASTINATE ON SUBMISSION. Send in your papers EARLY if you have any
reason to believe that you will not make the deadline. Personal computer issues are
not a valid excuse for late papers and I will verify if there are eLearning problems with the
university, so please do not try to blame the website if the problem is YOU.

Late papers sent after 12:01pm on 11/22 will be deducted at a rate of one FULL
letter grade PER DAY. PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11/25 at 12PM.
Absolutely no exceptions will be made. You may submit the paper at any time but
you may NOT retract it once it is submitted.

All papers and work submitted for grading in this course are subject to submission
in Turnitin.com or other anti-plagiarism software. Any papers believed to have
been plagiarized with be immediately referred to Judicial Affairs for immediate
academic referral. I take this issue VERY seriously. Please do not consider cheating in this
class.

You may NOT submit papers or portions of papers you have used for ANY other course in this
class. It must be an original work you create specifically for this topics class. You will rate your
choice for selected topics on family violence the first night of class and I will approve topics the
first or second night. A three-paragraph abstract on your research paper is due by the 4th class
period to ensure that you are making satisfactory progress.

You may conduct an analysis if you have secondary data (and IRB approval must be provided in
the paper), or you may choose to do more of a theory-based paper with a policy orientation to it.
I leave the format up to you. However, you must have a clear focus and organization throughout
your paper—it cannot just be a gathering of articles that goes from review to review without any
purpose. For example, if I chose do a paper on parricide, I might organize my paper into these
topics and subtopics:
1) Introduction to Parricide (definitions, history of parricide, modern evolution)
2) Literature Review (Heide Typology rubric subclassified across American parricide
offenders literature, International parricide offenders literature)
3) Current Issues and Controversies (juvenile v. adult offenders, mental health issues
such as antisocial and seriously mentally ill offenders, statutory inconsistencies across
jurisdictions) and
4) Future Directions for Policy and Practice (treatment and outcomes for parricide
offenders, case studies on outcomes for juvenile homicide offenders, what might be done
concerning legal reforms for JHO’s, education, media attention to these crimes)
This paper would probably include somewhere between 30 and 40 cites for all these topics, with
each section having its unique literature review to back up the substantive discussion and
organization of the paper.
(THE PROVIDING OF THIS EXAMPLE MEANS NO ONE CAN USE THIS EXACT OUTLINE
OR TOPIC I JUST GAVE —SORRY)

The paper must 1) be written in APA format (6th edition, 2nd printing), 2) have a bare minimum
of 15 academic journal articles cited in the body of the paper (which are not read in class AND of
which at least 5 must be published within the last two years- with a 2009 or 2010 copyright),
and 3) be publication-ready at the time it is submitted for grading consideration. 4) The text in
the paper MUST be between 15 and 20 pages in length (NOT including references), 5) double
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spaced, 6) 12-point New Times Roman font 7) with one-inch margins throughout the
manuscript. While I will not accept rough drafts prior to the paper being due, I will hand out a
detailed grading research paper grading rubric on the first day of class and an APA error
checklist to help guide you in your writing on this major assignment. Students should follow the
detailed research paper grading rubric very carefully.

I am available to talk to you during office hours about your paper if you are struggling with the
paper prior the deadline. I urge you NOT to procrastinate on this paper—you will be held to a
high level of writing and are expected to have a MINIMUM of 15 citations above and beyond
those discussed in the class. You are encouraged to include more than 15 references (and it will
be necessary for many papers to do a thorough job), and you are expected to perform an
advanced literature review and include some of the latest and most relevant theoretical,
methodological, and policy-related scholarly literature that relates to your topic in your research
paper. If you struggle with this task, see a reference librarian early in the semester to help you. I
highly recommend Web of Science and other interdisciplinary databases as a great starting
point. Start your literature review early and allow time for ILL requests, as these are relatively
common. This paper is a large part of your grade and requires a SIGNIFICANT
amount of your time, attention, and energy each week.

Research Paper Presentations

On December 6th , each student will present an original Power Point presentation
of their research paper to their peers and the instructor on the last day of class.
This presentation will make up 15% of your final grade and all students MUST be
present for the entire class period. The total amount of time that each student will be
allotted for these presentations will be announced by Dr. Boots well in advance. Students will
be assessed with a letter grade for their overall presentation by the instructor.

Students are expected to present their research papers in a professional manner, covering all
major sections written on their respective topic and covered in their papers within the allotted
time constraints. The presentation must reflect the paper written. These presentations should
be similar to a professional conference paper presentation format and conducted as such. A
brief question and answer session may be conducted at the conclusion of each paper
presentation depending on the time we have in the class. Students will be cut off promptly at
the end of their allotted time, just as you would at a conference, and grades will be docked for
going over, so please make sure you are within limits. Students should use handouts and visual
aids as they contribute to the presentation.

Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between
faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues
concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The university
encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a student’s U.T. Dallas
email address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if it originates
from a UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence
in the identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information.
UTD furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication
with university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a
method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts. You are
required to use your eLearning account to post discussion questions, to check for
instructor communications, and to view notices about course calendar changes,

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etc.! If you have not done so already, please activate your email and become familiar with
eLearning after the first class and begin to check it regularly.

If you need to email me, please do NOT do so in eLearning, but email me directly
through your email account to deniseboots@utdallas.edu. Please indicate your
class name in the subject line—I get a very large number of emails daily!

Extra Credit
There is NO extra credit possible in this class. Please do not ask-- I will not inflate grades.

*Grading Policy

CLASS PARTICIPATION 15%

ARTICLE REVIEWS/DISCUSSION LEADERSHIP 20%
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 10%
RESEARCH PAPER 40%
RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATION 15%
TOTAL 100%

GRADING SCALE: Grades will be based on the scale below. This course does not adopt the
+/- scale on grading.

A 90-100
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
F 69 and below% *3 or more absences—automatically FAILURE of class!!!

Please see the following site for detailed information regarding UTD syllabus policies regarding
Student Conduct & Discipline, Academic Integrity, Incomplete Grades, Withdrawals, etc.:
http://provost.utdallas.edu/home/syllabus-policies-and-procedures-text

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 Student Course Calendar** CRIM 7381 **Family Violence **Fall 2010

DATE SCHEDULED LECTURES/READINGS DUE FOR EACH CLASS

Aug 23 Welcome to class PPT- handouts: syllabus, grading rubric for class discussions,
article review format and instructions, field trip forms, assign students weeks for
leading discussion (see list below and then assign on sheet for research paper
topic), research paper grading rubric and APA error sheet, plagiarism handout,
grading rubric Power Point presentation

CHOOSE RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC – choose from: child sexual abuse, child
physical abuse, child neglect, child abuse (in general), parricide, matricide,
eldercide, domestic violence (e.g., child witnessing/exposure to domestic
violence, gay/lesbian domestic violence, domestic violence related to batterers,
battered woman’s syndrome, the effectiveness of domestic violence laws, etc.),
sexual assault, marital rape, date rape, OR stalking

1st day ASSIGNMENTS—purchase textbook, go to eLearning account and

download and/or print out ALL chapter modules (including PPT’s and assigned
readings in PDF form) and bring current week and next week modules to each
class/fill out field trip paperwork

ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 1 text (History and Definitions of Family Violence,

27 pages)

ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 2 readings (89 pages total for module) and
complete article reviews for assigned readings by next class period
Post discussion questions for Ch. 2 by Friday August 27th at 5pm

Aug 30 Ch. 2 (Research Methods/Theory) readings & article reviews due- 89 pp.
All students must return field trip paperwork to me today
Dr. Boots to allot student leadership assignments for class discussions
Post discussion questions for Ch. 3 by Friday Sept. 3rd at 5pm

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: Dr. Boots

Chapter 2 textbook: 33 pages
Tolan et al., 2006: 21 pages
Sellers et al., 2005: 14 pages
Bouffard et al., 2008: 21 pages

Sept 6 CLASS DOES NOT MEET TODAY--Labor Day holiday

Chapter 3 readings & article reviews due (Child Physical Abuse) – 145 pp.,
Post discussion questions for Ch. 4 by Friday Sept. 10th at 5pm and turn in article
reviews to Dr. Boots on Sept. 13th

Chapter 3 textbook: 32 pages

Black et al., 2001: 62 pages
Gershoff, 2002: 28 pages
Berger, 2005: 23 pages

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Sept 13 Chapter 4 readings & article reviews due (Child Sexual Abuse)—80 pp.
RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC ABSTRACT- type up 3 paragraph abstract
explaining your paper topic and what specific areas you will be
writing on (must cite at least three empirical articles in this abstract
in APA format—see syllabus)
Post discussion questions for Ch. 5 by Friday Sept. 17th at 5pm

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 4 textbook: 38 pages
Haugaard, 2000: 3 pages
Tyler, 2002: 22 pages
Maikovich et al., 2009: 10 pages
Leclerc, 2009: 7 pages

Sept 20 Chapter 5 readings & article reviews due (Child Neglect)—71 pp.
No discussion posting this week! REMEMBER SITE VISIT ON 9/27

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 5 textbook: 25 pages
Daro et al., 2002: 8 pages
Hildyard et al., 2002: 12 pages
Slack et al., 2004: 10 pages
Chaffin, 2006: 16 pages

Sept 27 SITE VISIT/FIELD TRIP ** leave for Dallas at 7pm sharp!!!!

Guest Speaker Sheryl Eagleton, Superintendent of Letot Center,
Dallas County Juvenile Services—see eLearning announcement
for address information
Post discussion questions for Ch. 6 by Friday Oct 1st at 5pm

Oct 4 Ch. 6 readings & article reviews due (Child Psychological Abuse)—88 pp.
Post discussion questions for Ch. 7 by Friday Oct. 8th at 5pm

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 6 textbook: 30 pages
Johnsona et al., 2002: 6 pages
Loue, 2005: 26 pages
Moore & Pepler, 2006: 4 pages
Arata et al., 2007: 22 pages

Oct 11 Chapter 7 readings & article reviews due (Key Issues in CM)—87 pp.
Post discussion questions for Ch. 8 by Friday Oct. 15th at 5pm

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 7 textbook: 42 pages
Levesque, 2000: 13 pages
DeYoung, 2007: 20 pages
Rankin & Ornstein, 2009: 2 pages
DeGue & Widom, 2009: 10 pages
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Oct 18 Chapter 8 readings & article reviews due (Dating Violence, Stalking, & Sexual
Assault)—87 pp.
Post discussion questions for Ch. 9 by Friday Oct. 22nd at 5pm
Remember Guest speaker next week-- 10/25

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 8 textbook: 28 pages
Forbes et al, 2006: 11 pages
Wolitzky-Taylor et al., 2008: 7 pages
Nobles et al., 2009: 25 pages
Baum et al., 2009: 16 pages

Oct 25 GUEST SPEAKER ** Judge Roberto Canas, Dallas County

Criminal Court Domestic Violence
Ch. 9 readings & article reviews due (IPV- Adult Relationships)—145 pp.
Post discussion questions for Ch.10 by Friday Oct. 29nd at 5pm

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 9 textbook: 32 pages
Harvey et al. APA, 2002: 87 pages
Smith & Farole, 2009: 11 pages
Raghavan et al., 2009: 15 pages

Nov 1 Chapter 10 readings & article reviews due (IPV- Abused Partners)—72 pp.
No discussion posting this week! GUEST SPEAKER on 11/8

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 10 textbook: 30 pages
Wolf et al., 2000: 5 pages
Houry et al., 2006: 8 pages
Cattaneo et al., 2007: 11 pages
Prospero, 2009: 18 pages

Nov 8 GUEST SPEAKER ** 3 hr. presentation with Jan Langbein,

Executive Director of Genesis Women’s Shelter
Post discussion questions for Ch. 11 by Friday Nov 5th at 5pm

Nov 15 Ch. 11 readings & article reviews due (IPV- Abusive Partners)—88 pp.
Post discussion questions for Parricide Module by Friday Nov. 19th at 5pm
Research Papers due next week!
Hand out articles on parricide offenders for class discussion next week

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 11 textbook: 30 pages
Abel, 2001: 17 pages
Klein & Tobin, 2008: 19 pages
Coulter & VandeWeerd, 2009: 12 pages
Wareham, Boots, & Chavez, 2009: 10 pages
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Nov 22 RESEARCH PAPERS DUE TODAY AT 12PM VIA EMAIL!!
Parricide module/ Custom PPT for discussion
REMEMBER POSTING EARLY THIS WEEK! Post discussion
questions for Ch. 12 by WEDNESDAY NOV 24th at 5pm

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: Dr. Boots

Heide, Boots et al., 2005: 20 pages
Boots & Heide, 2006: 23 pages
Heide & Boots, 2007: 25 pages
Walsh & Krienert, 2009: 23 pages

Nov 29 Chapter 12 readings & article reviews due (Abuse of Elders and Disabled)—76 pp.
Student PPT presentations next week!

Assigned readings due this week Discussant: ____________

Chapter 12 textbook: 29 pages
Kemp & Mosqueda, 2005: 4 pages
Klein et al., 2006: 18 pages
Morgan et al., 2006: 8 pages
Payne, 2010: 17 pages

Dec 6 Last Day of class- Research Paper Presentations

All students must be present today for entire class!

last updated: 8/19/2010

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