CRJU 3600 Sex Crimes and Offenders

This course will examine gender-based violence with a strong emphasis on the dynamics of sexual violence. The label of sex offender and the reality of sex crimes and offenders will be discussed via criminological and victimological vantage points. This course will also highlight the response of the criminal justice system to sex crimes and the unique issues these cases pose to criminal justice personnel. The course will also draw distinctions between healthy sexual activity and acts of sexual deviance, sexual dysfunction, and sexual disorders.

Registration Name

Sex Crimes and Offenders

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

Course Objectives:

1. Understand gender-based violence and the dynamics of sexual violence.
2. Understand the reality of sex crimes and offenders from both a criminological and victimological vantage point.
3. Understand the response of the criminal justice system to sex crimes and the unique issues these cases pose to criminal justice personnel.
4. Understand the distinction between healthy sexual activity and acts of sexual deviance, sexual dysfunction, and sexual disorders.