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WOMEN, CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY (SOC-283414)

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Course Description:


Rates of female (girls and women) offending and incarceration have greatly exceeded those of males (boys and men) in recent years. This course will explore relatively recent efforts examining socioeconomic and demographic patterns of female offending, as well as the theoretical explanations proffered to explain the historical dearth of both theory and research on this very important topic. The reluctance of society to recognize the increased prevalence of female offending; the special treatment and correctional needs of female offenders; and the criminal justice system’s attempts to apply theories and treatments based on males to females will be explored as well.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences.
This online course is offered through the Center for Distance Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: Social Sciences-Full
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Jan. May. Sep.

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