Module Details
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Title GENDER AND CRIME
Code SOCI308
Coordinator Dr KF Evans
Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology
Evansk@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

- To raise key issues concerning the gendered nature of work on deviance
- Exploring feminism's contribution to criminology
- Exploring the link between masculinities and crime
- Studying the experiences of female offenders
- Exploring the experiences of women as victims

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) An understanding of the gendered nature of work on deviance

(LO2) An understanding of feminist contributions to the study of criminology

(LO3) Knowledge of key debates within criminology concerning the nature of offending by men and women, the treatment of women in the criminal justice system and women's victimisation and fear of crime

(S1) Information skills - Critical reading

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Following instructions/protocols/procedures

Syllabus
 

The gendered nature of criminological thought

Male and female patterns of offending

Explanations of female crime

The treatment of women in the criminal justice system

Feminist contributions to criminology

Masculinities and crime

Delinquency and gender - the study of "the gang"

Female crimes of violence

What do we know about women and crime?

Women's personal safety in the home and on the street

The "policing of women"

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Hybrid - asynchronous pre-recorded lectures
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Weekly lectures

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description: Face to face synchronous seminars, safety permitting.
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Weekly seminars

Teaching Method 3 - Tutorial
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Small group tutorial to discuss essay topic

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 11

 10

 1

       22
Timetable (if known) 60 mins X 1 totaling 11
  		           
Private Study 127
TOTAL HOURS 149

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  2000 words    60       
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  1,000 words    40       

Recommended Texts
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