WGS 321: Women, Crime, and the Law
Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Exploration of the impact that women have on the criminal justice system, as well as the impact that the system has upon women. This course will serve to provide an alternative to the traditional focus of criminal justice courses. It explores issues relevant to understanding the experience of women and girls as both offenders and victims, as well as practitioners in the criminal and legal systems.
Class #3244 Course information
3.00 credits
Section 7101:
Undergraduate Lecture
Class: #3244
Cost: $
Status: C
Attention Students: This Summer 2024 course section is a crossed subject section. Please double check your academic transcript, to make sure you have not taken this course in a prior semester. Contact your Advisor if needed. Thank you. COURSE INFORMATION: Exploration of the impact that women have on the criminal justice system, as well as the impact that the system has upon women. This course will serve to provide an alternative to the traditional focus of criminal justice courses. It explores issues relevant to understanding the experience of women and girls as both offenders and victims, as well as practitioners in the criminal and legal systems. This course satisfies a Social Science distribution requirement. WGS Majors: This course can be used to fulfill either the "Politics, Policy, and Justice" focus area learning outcome. WGS Minors: This course can be used to fulfill a minor elective.