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CRM 3050 - Female Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Credits: 4
This course explores literature from social history, sociology, criminology, and law to address issues concerning female deviance, crime, and both informal and formal methods of social control. Women’s experiences with deviance and social control can be understood only within the context of cultural definitions of femininity. Our societal images of girls and women shape our beliefs of how they should behave and how they should be treated when they deviate. Deviance and criminality are defined as differing from the norm, but our norms are often expressed in stereotypes and strict gender roles. In this class, we will discuss girls and women who misbehave – who break norms and laws. We will also explore the societal reactions to these transgressions. We will consider feminist literature within criminology and the sociology of law to ask how are societal notions of female offenders changing and how should the criminal justice system address female criminality.  *This course is sometimes offered as a writing intensive class.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CRM 1000  
Fulfills: SOSC and D and W in LS Core (when offered as writing intensive)