Criminal Justice and Gender
Also Known As
WMS
415
Description
(Also WMS 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
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Subject
Sociology
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s)