Undergraduate GRF-CCJ215-2022
Gender, Crime and Justice
Seek to explain the profound differences between genders in crime rates, patterns, victimisation, and criminal justice system experiences and responses. Then consider intersections between gender, Indigeneity, class and sexual orientation.
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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
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Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 28 Nov 2022
QS RANKING 2022
17
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
13
Subject details
The unit provides students with an opportunity to study an important and well-documented fact in criminology: crime and criminal justice is highly gendered. The aims of the unit are:
- To explore the persistent and profound differences between men and women in crime rates and patterns; victimisation rates and patterns; and criminal justice system experiences and responses
- To introduce students to a critical understanding of explanations for these continuing gendered differences
- To expose students to the way in which gender intersects with other social categories like Indigeneity, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation to shape offending, victimisation and criminal justice system responses and experiences.
After successfully completing this unit you should be able to:
1 Understand how gender shapes differential patterns and experiences of criminal involvement, victimisation and criminal justice
2 Understand how intersections between gender, Indigeneity, social class and sexual orientation impact offending, victimisation and criminal justice system responses and experiences
3 Apply a critical perspective to issues of gender, crime, victimisation and criminal justice
4 Demonstrate an awareness of the implications of diversity for criminal justice policy and analysis
5 Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and coherently in written and oral forms
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- Module 1: Core concepts for gender, crime & justice. This module introduces the course structure and activities. It provides foundational knowledge about social categories such as sex, gender, sexuality and key critical thinking skills for the course.
- Module 2: Critical data literacy for gender crime & justice. This module discusses the gendered landscape of crime. It provides critical data literacy skills for understanding research and statistics on gender, crime, and justice.
- Module 3: Intersectional dynamics of gender and crime. The module explores the intersection of gender with other social categories such as race, Indigeneity, ethnicity, socioeconomic status. This module investigates how crime victimisation and perpetration are simultaneously shaped by multiple social categories by looking at issues such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, and online abuse.
- Module 4: Gender, justice & institutions. This module explores how institutions like policing, courts, and corrections respond to gendered crimes.
- Module 5: Preventing gendered violence. This module discusses approaches to preventing gendered crime and violence. It includes topics such as promising programs, policies, and practices, and bystander intervention.
Others
This is not an introductory subject, it is a second year subject. You must have a basic understanding of the first year criminology subjects. Students who have completed more than 2 OUA units (GPA 4.0+) and are planning on completing the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice are strongly encouraged to enrol in the degree. Part of this process will involve registering your study plan with Griffith University, which will help to ensure that you are studying the required units.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
"Despite the public's obsession with crime, victimisation and criminal justice, despite the morbid fear that crime and victimisation arouses, despite the endless volumes written to account for offending, victimisation and criminal justice processing, gender, the most powerful social factor of all has been virtually ignored by criminologists." (Leonard, 1982). This course explores the persistent and profound differences women and men's experiences of crime. The course considers how gender intersects with other social categories such as race, class, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity to shape crime and responses to it.
- FInal Exam (40%)
- Written Assessment (60%)
Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22
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Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23
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