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Women in the Criminal Justice System: Law, Policy and Institutions
Module POL3193 for 2022/3
Module POL3193 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3193: Women in the Criminal Justice System: Law, Policy and Institutions
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Semester 1
- Introduction
- The organisation of political life and the role of supranational law
- Women in history: the female duality
- Abortion policy and reproductive freedom
- Evidence based policymaking and professionals
- Women’s issues and parliament
- The regulation of prostitution
- Sex for Sale in the EU
- Women and the Court System
- Women Who Kill
- Law Enforcement: Prisons and Parole
Semester 2
- Assessment guidance
- Innovative policymaking in women’s issues
- Pornography
- Interest groups and human rights legislation
- Women in the media
- Rape legislation
- Policy implementation and SLBs
- The gendered impact of political practices
- Girls and juvenile offending
- Women as decision makers: politicians, judges and officers
- Conclusion
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 44 | 22 x two-hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 88 | Reading and preparation for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 34 | Research and writing of group presentation |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Research and writing of consultation paper |
| Guided independent study | 84 | Research and writing of essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk
