DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW
Focuses on state and federal laws, policy and practices impacting victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. Topics examined include dynamics of domestic abuse; restraining orders; mandatory arrest law via law enforcement, prosecution defense responses; family law, including custody/physical placement, mediation, effects on children who witness violence; relief for battered immigrants, and human trafficking.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and address the dynamics of domestic violence that may be present in clients and cases. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an understanding of and begin to employ best practice for providing trauma-informed legal services for survivors of domestic violence. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify, explain, and apply Wisconsin statute and case-law addressing domestic violence. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and address the dynamics of domestic violence that may be present in clients and cases. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an understanding of and begin to employ best practice for providing trauma-informed legal services for survivors of domestic violence. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify, explain, and apply Wisconsin statute and case-law addressing domestic violence. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027