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    Overview

    Feminist criminological approaches, contemporary debates around gender and justice, and critical examination of traditional and alternative responses.

    This paper explores victimisation, criminalisation, the operation of criminal processing systems and alternative possibilities from feminist criminological perspectives. This paper begins by exploring the development of feminist and intersectional criminological research. The second section will explore key contemporary debates in feminist criminology. The final section takes an intersectional approach and explores disability, queer criminology, Indigenous perspectives, migration and service-user perspectives.

    This paper can be taken at both 200- and 300-levels. All students attend the same lecture. The 200-level students have their own tutorial stream and set of assessment tasks.

    About this paper

    Paper title Gender, Crime and Justice
    Subject Gender Studies
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $981.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    18 100-level GEND or SOCI points or 54 points
    Restriction
    GEND 310
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Contact

    sgsc@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Course Co-ordinator: Dr Peyton Bond

    Paper Structure

    This paper is in three parts. The first explores the development of feminist and intersectional criminological research. The second explores key debates in feminist criminology. The third module examines differential experiences of crime and criminalisation.

    Teaching Arrangements

    Two 50-minute lectures per week, plus a weekly tutorial.

    Textbooks

    Gibbs, Anita and Gilmour, Fairleigh Evelyn (2022). Women, Crime and Justice in Context: Contemporary Perspectives in Feminist Criminology from Australia and New Zealand. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Communication, Critical thinking.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete this paper will:

    • Have developed a broad knowledge of the relationships between gender, justice and intersectionality
    • Be able to think critically about gender, crime and the criminal justice system
    • Have developed skills for clear and effective intellectual argumentation

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    L1 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 9-13, 15-22
    Friday 09:00-09:50 9-12, 15-22

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    T1 Tuesday 15:00-15:50 10-12, 15-21
    T2 Friday 12:00-12:50 10-12, 15-21
    T3 Friday 13:00-13:50 10-12, 15-21
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