ATS3466 Sex, gender and crime
Faculty of Arts
ATS3466 Sex, gender and crime is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3466
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3466
No unit lists ATS3466 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Criminology.
Prohibitions: ATS2466, AZA2466, AZA3466
Overview
This unit examines the intersection of sex and crime, and the role gender stereotypes play in the operation of the criminal justice system. Key critical criminological, feminist, masculinities and queer theories are used to explore how social norms of femininity and masculinity produce particular sexed understandings of crime and criminality. Theoretical insights and contemporary understandings of the criminal justice system, popular and media representations, and development of public policy responding to sex and crime are surveyed, and critical assessments made. Topics include sex and the nature of crime; gender and policing; femininity, masculinity and violence; and, sexed and sexual violence.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- ReflectionAssignment30%
- MultimediaMixed mode25%
- MultimediaMixed mode45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Determine the need for a critical understanding of the gender, sex and crime in historical and current social perspectives;
- 2
Find and generate information and data that can be used to facilitate a critical understanding of how gender is constituted in society and the criminal justice system;
- 3
Demonstrate a depth of knowledge and comprehension of methodological and theoretical analyses of gender, sex and crime;
- 4
Organise and manage the collection of relevant research materials;
- 5
Synthesize, analyse and apply critical understandings of historical and contemporary gender and crime research;
- 6
Identify, evidence and communicate examples of how gender must be examined alongside other sites of power such as race, class and age.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS3466 is part of 1 area of study in the 2022 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Naomi Pfitzner
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Naomi Pfitzner
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3466?
ATS3466 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3466 offered?
In 2022, ATS3466 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3466?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3466 have an exam?
No. ATS3466 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3466?
ATS3466 is part of Criminology.