Gender in the Criminal Justice System

Course Code: CRIM 3000

Academic Year: 2024-2025

This course highlights the historical evolution of gender and crime. Contemporary theoretical perspectives regarding women and the justice system are reviewed. Particular attention is given to the gender specific pathways in to and out of crime. A contextual analysis involving societal roles, relationships, diversity, socio-economic status, education, and employment status highlight the correlation between gendered criminality and the responsivity of the Canadian justice system. There is a critical analysis of the responsivity and effectiveness of offender programming in the contemporary Canadian justice system.