WGSS 340 - Women & U.S. Criminal Jus Sys

Credits: 4

Studies the causes for which women are arrested and incarcerated in local jails, state and federal institutions, immigration facilities, concentration camps and juvenile detention centers. Also examines the types of offenses for which women are arrested, the punishment they receive and the treatment they face once institutionalized. Attention is given to how women respond to the conditions of incarceration. (This course may satisfy the Social Justice, Social Movements requirement.)