Criminal Justice and Gender
Also Known As
SOC
415
Description
(Also SOC 415) This course involves a comprehensive examination of the particular situation of women when confronting the criminal justice system. Topics include: the history of women’s imprisonment, responses to female crime, theories of female criminality, crime statistics pertaining to women, and the criminal justice system’s response to women when they encounter it as victims.
Division
Interdisciplinary
Subject
Women's Studies
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s)