AFST 340 - Women And Criminal Justice

Institution:

SUNY at Binghamton

Subject:

Description:

Focuses on the interrelationships among gender, race/ethnicity, class and sexual orientation/preference, and on how these influence the causes for which juvenile and adult females 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 juvenile and adult females are arrested, the punishment they receive and the treatment they face once institutionalized. Attention given to how women respond to the conditions of incarceration.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.binghamton.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 777-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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