"I am very excited about the fact it's multidisciplinary," McNulty says. "But it might he hard to pull off in such a large setting."
Some students also complain that the approach of the School of Public Health instructors, who focus heavily on statistics, distracts the class from answering the question of why people commit violent acts.
And other students say the lectures and discussion don't attempt types about urban violence.
"You get people popping off their instincts, insights and prejudices about these issues," says third-year Law student Sarah C. Vonderlippe. "It's hard to know how to counter what's false and reinforce what's true."
Professors say they plan to use student feedback to improve the course next year.
"I think we're missing a sort of a legal and jurisprudential point of view," Moore says, citing law professor Stone's background in psychology.
"I hope this course will continue in the future," Moore adds, "and I can easily imagine other courses being mounted in this type."