3 Female Offenders

Question 1

Historically ignored by criminology hence feminist critique of what type of criminology?

Answer 1

‘Malestream’ criminology

Question 2

‘Malestream’ criminology is the presumption of what type of subject?

Answer 2

Male and masculine subject

Question 3

Lombroso 1895 - presented idea of?

Answer 3

Atavism

Question 4

Lombroso 1895 - atavism means:

Answer 4

The ‘born’ criminal

Question 5

Lombroso 1895 - constructed a typology of female offenders:

Answer 5

Normal women
Criminals
Prostitutes

Question 6

Lombroso 1895 - idea of the criminal woman exhibiting what type of characteristics?

Answer 6

‘Masculine’ physical and psychological characteristics = ‘social males’

Question 7

Lombroso 1895 - criminal women have an association of offending, especially…

Answer 7

Violent offending with males or as a masculine activity which remains today

Question 8

Lombroso 1895 - association of female offending with males/male activity is linked with the assumption that women are…

Answer 8

‘Naturally’ less violent/criminal

Question 9

Idea that female offender =

Answer 9

Social male and/or abnormal = informal judgement

Question 10

Critique - criminal behaviour is rooted in…

Answer 10

Individual pathology not meaningful rational action

Question 11

Critique - sexist understanding of

Answer 11

Female offending

Question 12

Critique - female offending could only be understood with reference to the male, no…

Answer 12

Analysis of female offenders as individuals in their own right

Question 13

Critique - Smart (1977) ideological and stereotypical, ignored the…

Answer 13

Social conditions of women