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Jan 13, 2025
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CRJ 479 - Feminist Jurisprudence: Violence Against Women (3 units) CO10, CO13
Historical-legal examination of violence by and against women and responses of the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of historic and modern responses to gender violence focusing on Anglo-American law and processes.
2. demonstrate a basic understanding of feminist legal theory/thought, and its development, including analysis of different feminist perspectives regarding the nature of gender and gender violence and the role of law in society.
3. analyze and compare and contrast feminist perspectives in regard to the legal concepts of equality, harm, consent, and coercion as they apply to the topics of the course.
4. analyze the intersection, and interrelationship, of gender, class, race, and ethnicity in regard to the topics of the course, including an international context.
5. integrate effective communication and the critical use and analysis of information in class discussion and a variety of assignments.
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