Mar 11, 2026  
2014-2015 Georgia Regents University Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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WGST 3336 - Women, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System



A sociological analysis of women as criminal offenders and as workers in criminal justice fields. Examines the socio-historical construction of gender for its influences on criminal law and the practices of criminal justice agencies. Covers historical perspectives on women and crime, the adequacy of contemporary criminological perspectives for explaining female criminality. Prerequisite(s): WGST 1101 or SOCI 1160; SOCI 1101 or CRJU 1103.

Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

Prerequisites: Prerequisites: (WMST1101 >= C or WGST1101 >= C) or SOCI1160 >= C or CRJU1103 >= C

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3


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