LAW 226 - Children, Culture and Violence Seminar.

This seminar will examine the impact of violence on children’s lives. It will focus not only on children as direct victims of violence but also as consumers of violence (in the form of video games, rap and hip-hop music, movies and television) and perpetrators of violence. It will explore issues in culture affecting the well-being of children, including handgun violence, bullying, child abuse and neglect, the impact of media on children’s aggression, and risk factors for children becoming violent predators. Students will write a seminar paper examining how the law can better promote children’s well-being in one or more of these areas through legislative, judicial, regulatory, or litigation initiatives.Two hours.WilsonThere are no prerequisites for this seminar.Not offered in 2009-10.