gender

Question 1

why do women appear to commit more crime?

Answer 1

chivalry thesis
functionalist sex role theory
heidensohn- patriarchal control

Question 2

why do men commit crime

Answer 2

hegemonic capitalism-messer schmidt
postmodernity, masculinity and crime
bodily capital

Question 3

Chivalry thesis AO1

Answer 3

Pollak- women less likely to be prosectuted
self report graham and bowling found that males more likely to offend but difference smaller than found in stats
males 2.33 more likely to admit to crime, but official stats show males as 4x
women more likely to be cautioned than prosecuted
49% female 39% males
carlen- majority of women more likely to be charged based on assessment of themselves rather than the seriousness of the came

Question 4

Chivalry AO3

Answer 4

women not treated more leniently- only because their crimes were less serious, so low prosecution rates