This course will examine the role of gender in crime and criminal justice and will cover the following topics from a cross-cultural comparative perspective: (1) Women as offenders, including the range of offenses, their seriousness, and changes in the nature; (2) Women as victims, including abused women, rape victims, and women forced into prostitution; (3) Women as social control agents/professionals in the criminal justice systems (as attorneys, police officers, correctional officers, etc.).