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 191-422 Women, Gender and Crime

Note

Available as 191-322 at 3rd-year level.

This subject has a quota of 30 enrolments. Candidates intending to take this subject must complete a quota form available from the Arts Faculty, when enrolling in this subject.

Credit Points

16.7 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator

Dr Christine Alder

Prerequisites

3rd year: Any two second year level Criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours.

Semester

2

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar

Subject Description

An analysis of the criminalisation and victimisation of women through the study of contemporary debates in feminist criminology. Topics will include: the nature and extent of female crime and victimisation; theories of female crime; social definition of, and responses to, such behaviours; the construction of gender in legal and criminal justice discourse; and masculinity and violence.

Assessment

Up to 5000 words of written work at 3rd year level and 6000 words at 4th year level. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.

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