Criminological Theory: The Essentials and A Text/Reader
Multimedia Resources
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Online Audios
Audio 1: I Did Earn My Name
Description: Research finds young women often play central roles in gangs. One teenager reveals how the possibility of power drew her in (10:33)
Audio 2: Violent Crimes Prompt Soul-Searching in Korea about Treatment of Women
Description: Recent cases of murder and gang rape have led to new measures boosting security and support for victims of sexual assault. Women’s rights advocates say attitudes are what really need to change (3:54)
Audio 3: At 75, Wonder Woman Lassos in a New Generation with an Ageless Fight
Description: As the launch of the upcoming film coincides with the heroine’s Comic-Con fandom, Wonder woman appears to be hooking new fans for the same reasons she was birthed in 1941: justice, peace and feminism (3:59)
Online Videos
Video 1: Ending Violence against Women and Girls
Description: The new agenda for sustainable development, Agenda 2030, includes the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls as a specific target (2:38)
Video 2: Violence against Women: It’s a Men’s Issue
Description: Jackson Katz talks about ending violence towards women and how it is not just a woman’s issue (19:07)
Web Links
Web Link 1: Rape Is a Crime in India--But There Are Exceptions
Description: This NPR article is a review of rape in India, which takes a feminist outlook on when rape is and is not acceptable
Web Link 2: Women with Opioid Addiction Live with Daily Fear of Assault, Rape
Description: This NPR article discusses the daily lives of women with opioid addiction and their risk of assault and rape