Sex, Sexuality, and the Law

Catalog description

This is a survey course designed to give students an overview of criminal law, civil law, and legal issues as they related to sex and sexuality. This class considers why certain behaviors come to be legal or illegal, how laws that regulate sex and sexuality affect our culture, and how criminal justice professionals confront issues of sexuality within the framework of the law. Though specific topics may vary by professor or current events, they may include sexual assault, prostitution, sex trafficking, pedophilia, sting operations, abortion, hate crimes, GLBTQ rights (for civilians and CJ professionals), sex registries, and pornography.