Gender, Crime and Justice (L4113B)
Gender, Crime and Justice
Module L4113B
Module details for 2022/23.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
This module examines gender, crime and justice across a range of topics such as intimate violence, sex work, the night-time economy, street crime, crimes of the powerful, policing, the courts and forms of punishment. It includes all gendered identities and establishes why and how gender is significant to various aspects of crime and justice. It engages with contemporary debates within feminist criminology about whether and to what extent criminal justice approaches should be used as a means to achieve gendered justice.
Module learning outcomes
Critically understand gender as a concept
Critically understand the significance of gender to crime and justice
Apply a gendered analysis to a range of topics related to crime and justice
Undertake critical analysis of criminological research and literature pertaining to gender, crime and justice
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | A2 Week 1 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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