• E4J University Module Series: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

• Module 9: Gender in the Criminal Justice System

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Key terms
  • Topic 1 - Gender-based discrimination and women in conflict with the law
  • Topic 2 - The vulnerabilities of girls in conflict with the law
  • Topic 3 - Discrimination and violence against individuals that identify as, or are perceived to be, LGBTI
  • Topic 4 - Gender diversity in the criminal justice workforce
  • Summary
  • References

• Exercises

• Case studies

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

• Guidelines to develop a stand-alone course

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• First published in July 2019
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Possible class structure

 

This section contains recommendations for a teaching sequence and timing intended to achieve learning outcomes through a three-hour class. The lecturer may wish to disregard or shorten some of the segments below in order to give more time to other elements, including introduction, icebreakers, conclusion or short breaks.

• Exercise 1: Brainstorming and short discussion of prior knowledge [30 minutes] or
• Exercise 3: Gender terminology board game [30 minutes].
• Mini lecture on Topic 1 and Topic 2: Using the PowerPoint Presentation provided [40 minutes].
  
• Exercise 5: Guided question and answer discussion based on in-class reading of the case of Miguel Castro-Castro Prison vs. Peru  [30 minutes].
• Mini lecture on Topic 3 or Topic 4: Using the PowerPoint presentation provided [20 minutes]. (If lecturers wish to cover both Topic 3 and Topic 4, then they are advised to skip one exercise)
• Exercise 9: Build your own scenario [60 minutes].

 

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