Module Details
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Title GENDER AND CRIME
Code SOCS308
Coordinator Dr M Ilyas
Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology
M.Ilyas@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

• To raise key issues concerning the gendered nature of crime in non-western & western contexts;
• Exploring non-western & western feminists’ contributions to criminology;
• Exploring the link between gender, race, class & religion and crime in conflict and non-conflict zones;
• Studying the experiences of female offenders from non-western & western countries;
• Exploring the relationship between gender, race, class & religion and media representation of crime in non-western & western contexts;
• Exploring the experiences of women (race, class & religion) as victims of online and offline crime in non-western & western contexts;

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) An understanding of non-western & western feminisms

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

(LO3) Possess 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 in non-western & western countries

(S1) Information skill - 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/protocol/proceedures

Syllabus
 

Outline Syllabus:

Introduction to the module

Non-western & western feminist criminology

Queer criminology & decolonial Queer criminology

Gender-related Hate Crime

Gender and crime: Cultural and religious practices

Sex industry and military zones and international law

Gender and crime: Sex trafficking

Gender as a weapon of war: past and present

Women, Crime and Public Space

Sexual violence in Singapore (guest lecturer)

Media and crime in non-western & western countries

Module review

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Weekly Lectures
Attendance Recorded: No

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description: Weekly Seminars
Attendance Recorded: Yes

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

 10

         21
Timetable (if known) 60 mins X 1 totaling 11
  		60 mins X 1 totaling 10
  		         
Private Study 129
TOTAL HOURS 150

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 1 Policy Paper Students will write a paper for policy makers about issues that are relevant to the module. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late su  -2400 words    80       
Assessment 2 Individual Presentation Students will deliver an individual presentation about core concepts from the module. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for lat  10 minutes    20       

Recommended Texts
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