Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Apply the conceptual tools of key sociological theories to selected case studies and empirical research studies.
2. Critically evaluate concrete policy responses to crime with attention to the gendered variations in criminal offending and victimization.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key sociological theories of gender differences in the nature and occurrence of crime.
4. Describe how crime is currently measured and the extent and distribution of criminal behavior according to these measures.
5. Identify gender variations across various forms of data.