CRM 317 - Gender and Crime

In this course, we will examine the politics of gender and crime through an intersectional lens of power and inequality. We will explore how notions of masculinity and femininity shape, and are reinforced by, narratives about victimization and offending. In doing so, we will focus on the intersections of race, class, citizenship status and sexual orientation. Particular attention will be given to the role of gender in the following contemporary contexts: the criminalization of poverty and work, street masculinities and femininities, sexual violence, hate crimes, state/political crimes, mass incarceration, bias in the criminal justice system, and alternative approaches to justice.

Prerequisite(s): CRM 100 or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Criminology