CRIM 3217

Students will develop an historical and analytical overview of women's offences, victimization, and criminalization in Canada. They will examine the roles that gender and related intersections (especially Indigeneity, race/ethnicity, and socio-economic barriers) play in criminality, incarceration, and victimization. The social and political social responses to crime and victimization will also be reviewed. Students will examine various theories of women's crime and criminalization, with an emphasis on feminist theories and intersections with factors such as gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality. The gaps in mainstream criminological theories will be highlighted. There will be a focus on patterns of control, punishment, and policies and their implementation, as they affect women and girls in contact with the law.