Crime And Deviance - Crime And Gender - Sandra Walklate (2001) & Carol Smart (1989) Flashcards
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Sandra Walklate (2001)
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a feminist sociologist
2
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Carol Smart (1989)
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a feminist sociologist
3
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what does Walklate argue?
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- female victims in court are made to feel like they are on trial when cross-examinations take place
- particularly in rape trials
- “it is evident that the CJS is not on the side of women”
4
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What does Smart argue?
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- argued male offenders are sometimes treated more sympathetically than their female victims in rape trials
- She argued such trials ‘celebrate notions of male sexual need and female sexual capriciousness’.
5
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what quotes does Smart use to argue her point? what profession of people says these quotes? (2 quotes, 3 points in total)
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- judges
- “women who say no do not alwaysmean no […] If she doesn’t want it she only has to keep her legs shut.” Judge Wild, 1982.
- “women in particular and small boys are likelyto be untruthful and invent stories.” Judge Sutcliffe, 1976.
6
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what % of rape trials end in a conviction?
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3%
