Sociology and Criminology

Gender, Crime and Justice

Module code: L4113B
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework

On this module, you’ll explore gender, crime, and justice across a range of topics, including:

• intimate violence
• sex work
• the night-time economy
• street crime
• crimes of the powerful
• policing, courts, and forms of punishment.

You’ll examine the significance of gender to various aspects of crime and justice, considering all gendered identities. The module engages with contemporary debates in feminist criminology, questioning whether and how criminal justice approaches can 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