CJ 220 Women in Criminal Justice
This course addresses the many issues surrounding women in the Criminal Justice System: women as offenders; as victims/survivors; and as criminal justice professionals. Criminological theories and female patterns of criminal behavior, the effects of labeling on women, the criminalization of abortion, the criminalization of addiction and pregnancy, domestic violence, rape/sexual assault, stalking, and sexual harassment will be examined. The historical and current roles of women as professionals in the Criminal Justice System will be addressed.