CJ 430 - Women, Gender, and Crime

This course is designed to examine the challenges that women face as victims, perpetrators, and professionals within the criminal justice system. In addition, this course will discuss the sources of data collection for women and crime. Also, in this course students will be introduced to feminist criminology and its contributions to the research on women and crime. Lastly, students will learn about female serial killers and what motivated them to commit such tragic crimes and discuss the role that the media plays in how criminals, both male and female, are portrayed. 

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