SOC 5710 - Gender and Justice

Explores how the interpretation and application of criminal law reflects assumptions about men’s and women’s natures, appropriate roles, and positions in society. Readings examine changes and stability in the prosecution of violence against women; the prosecution, sentencing, and correction of women offenders; women’s and men’s access to the profession of law and other legal positions; and conceptions of justice. Readings highlight how race, class, and gender intersect and how structure and interpersonal interaction contribute to observed outcomes.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will examine the relationship between gender and criminological theory.
Students will explore criminal justice through social structures of gender, social constructions of gender, symbolic meaning systems, and intersections of race, class and gender.
Students will identify and develop more effective and socially conscious ways to think about crime and administer justice with attention to gender.
Students will learn about the nature and impact of gender in crime commission, criminal justice processing, and the employment of women in the criminal justice system.