feminist approaches to crime prevention and control

Question 1

what do feminists say?

Answer 1

-if we hv to prevent crime againist women they should expose tru extent that its taking place
(seriousness fully revealed)

Question 2

what does Newburn say ab solutions?

Answer 2

-making viisble forms of vicitmisation that have been ignored e.g DV, sexual harssment and violence
-expose extent of violence againist women, not js as ‘stranger danger’
-recognise the violence is due to ‘male power’
-partiarchal society holds stereotypical views of women and fails to respond appropaitely

Question 3

what does WALKLATE say?

Answer 3

-female vicitms of rape forced to re live traumatic experiences in courts
- feelmlike they are on trial when interogated by defence barristers

Question 4

how do liberal fems say to reduce crimes againist women?

Answer 4

-improve cirumstances that may encourage more women to report crime againsit them
-under reporting of offences partly due to unsympathetic approach of police and CJS

Question 5

how does newburn say to reduce crime againsit women?

Answer 5

-need specialist trained officers to deal with offences e.g rape and DV
-more street lights
-self defence classes
-rape alarms
-boost womens confidence

Question 6

what does radical fems say to reduce crimes againist W?

Answer 6

-open rape crisis centres
-highlight the sexual exploitation and abuse againsit W by ‘slut walks’
-men need to undergo re socialisaiton to not longer treat women like objects

Question 7

how to reduce crimes comitted by women?

Answer 7

-most crimes comitted by W are drug abuse, debt , property crime
-more supprtive welfare policies needed
-better paid jobs
-avoid women gettign trapped in debt and drug spirals

Question 8

what do marx fems say to stop crimes by W?

Answer 8

-focus on capitalist inequalities having effect on w/c women
-driving them to commit crimes e.g involved in prostitiuion and shoplifiting as economic necessaity

Question 9

what do radical fems say to stop crimes by W?

Answer 9

-women may commit crimes againist men if they were abused for ages e.g sally challen
-over half women in prison report suffering DV (53%)
-even as a child(emotional, physical or sexual)

Question 10

how can we evaulate this?

Answer 10

-holf simialrities w right R - tough on males
-takes steps to stop males commiting crimes on women
resocialise, tight control, tough sanctions stops some men
-doesnt explain all crimes and not interested in crimes where women are not the victim.