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Undergraduate Course: Gender and Justice (VS1) (LAWS10127)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryExamines differential patterns of criminal involvement between men and women and critically assesses explanations for these patterns. Provides an overview of the operation of the criminal justice system as it relates to gender, including an examination of: sentencing patterns; and the nature and effectiveness of penal regimes that have been developed for male and female offenders.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesPlease note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students).
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
The course exposes students to a variety of criminological perspectives and aims to develop the students' ability to appraise arguments critically in terms of their logical coherence and the use made of evidence. It encourages them also to think about how the theoretical knowledge can be applied to practical problems.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Lynne Copson
Tel:
Email: lcopson@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk
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