SOC 295 2DQ - Women and Crime

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course involves the sociological and criminological study of women and crime. The course focuses on the following: gender-based crimes (such as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking), women’s pathways to criminality, women’s experiences in the criminal justice system (with police, courts, incarceration, etc.) and what it is like for women working in criminal justice occupations. Students will engage with community organizations in the local area who work with these issues on a daily basis. Through these community partnerships and the academic research on these topics, students will learn about the ethical dilemmas associated with crime and issues of sex/gender/racial/ethnic and economic inequalities in society, all of which contribute to our system of mass incarceration in the United States.

Offered Fall Even Years

Prerequisite(s): Completion of COR 1 or COR 199 or COR 199 in progress; two full-time semesters of college credit, excluding retro credits, AP credits, and college credit earned while in high school.