Women, Crime and Criminal Justice

3 ch · Undergraduate

Explore women's involvement in crime and the criminal justice system in Canada. Criminological theories have been developed based on male-centered research, rendering women invisible or simply added to an existing approach without considering gender specificities. This course addresses the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and class inequality, as well as how women become offenders and how they are treated within the criminal justice system. Women as victims in the criminal justice system and how the criminal justice system has responded are also discussed. Finally, this course examines the roles of women working in the criminal justice system.