Gender and Crime Policy

CJ 540
Closed
University of North Dakota (UND)
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Ashley Fansher
She / Her
Assistant Professor
1
Timeline
  • September 3, 2024
    Experience start
  • September 3, 2024
    Kick-off meeting
  • September 24, 2024
    Annotated bibliographies
  • October 29, 2024
    Literature review
  • December 3, 2024
    Policy suggestions
  • December 18, 2024
    Final project presentation
  • December 19, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Non profit, Social Enterprise
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Experience scope

Categories
Social sciences Social justice
Skills
research writing policy
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from UND to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Learners in this program/experience will :

  • Demonstrate knowledge of gender-based criminal justice and criminological theories
  • Describe different types of gender-based crime and the role of gender in victimization and offending
  • Critically analyze gender-based programming and issues facing women in the criminal justice system
  • Critically analyze the intersectionality of race, gender, and class within the criminal justice system



Learners

Learners
Graduate
Intermediate levels
6 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. These will be adjusted after matching and tailored to meet the course schedule and needs of your organization.


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations


Project timeline
  • September 3, 2024
    Experience start
  • September 3, 2024
    Kick-off meeting
  • September 24, 2024
    Annotated bibliographies
  • October 29, 2024
    Literature review
  • December 3, 2024
    Policy suggestions
  • December 18, 2024
    Final project presentation
  • December 19, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Learners in one group of 4-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 

  • In-depth literature reviews on gender-based violence, including factors affecting these crimes and policy recommendations
  • Basic data analysis and transcription
  • Reviewing current best practices in field of gender-based violence and gender issues



Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
     *
  • Q2 - Checkbox
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  • Q3 - Text long
    How is your project relevant to students learning about policies related to gender and crime?  *
  • Q4 - Text long
    How much flexibility do you have to tailor an experience between your company and the instructor?  *