Crime - Men disadvantaged Flashcards
1
Q
What % of prisoners are male?
A
96%
2
Q
Buckle and Farrington
A
Men - 2x amount of shoplifting as women
3
Q
Messerschmitt
A
Men with subordinated masculinity (homosexual, w/c) turn to violence
Can link at Mac an Ghail
4
Q
Mac an Ghail
A
Crisis of masculinity
5
Q
Heidensohn
A
Private sphere - women dont have the opportunity to commit crime (patriarchal control)
6
Q
Becker
A
Offender profiling
7
Q
Cohen
A
Status frustration
8
Q
Pollack
A
Chivalry theory - courts more lenient towards women
9
Q
Burman
A
10% of girls reported having commited violent acts, vs 33% of boys
10
Q
Who commits more crime?
A
Men
