The main aim of this module is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between gender, crime and its social context. This module explores sociological and criminological approaches to the study of deviance, gender and crime in contemporary society.

The aim of the module is to analyse the complex relationship between gender and crime in contemporary society. Students will be presented with a range of theoretical and conceptual issues around the theme of gender, crime and justice including feminist writing on the meaning and relevance of gender. The course will highlight some of the key issues when exploring crime, victimisation and criminal justice in relation to gender.

Students will develop the necessary analytical, theoretical and critical skills to examine sociological and criminological approaches to the study of deviance, gender and crime. The content will draw on relevant policy material in this field.