SOC 5630 - Gender and Justice

This course provides an overview of the relatively recent field of women, crime and justice, with particular direction guided by an issues approach. A wide variety of current research and theory in this realm are critically examined. The specific subtopics covered in this course encompass gender and discrimination in society at large, within the sociological/criminological academy, and within the criminal justice system. Broad feminist theoretical and methodological perspectives are drawn upon to contour the examination of women as criminal offenders, as victims of crimes such as rape and intimate violence, and as professional workers within the criminal justice system.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (SOC 2000 or SOC 2100), SOC 2600, SOC 3620 and one other upper-level (3000- or 4000-level) sociology course.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.