Gender And Crime Flashcards

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What are the 3 main statistics

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  • Prison population-95% male , 5% female
  • arrests 85% male ,15% female
  • females 35% more likely to be first time offenders
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Who talks about sex role theory

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Sutherland

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What is sex role theory

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Women commit less crime because of different socialisation first social control girls are closely supervised

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Evaluation for sex role theory

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Parsons agrees with gender roles but other feminists say Sutherland doesn’t take into account gender differences also the theory is to deterministic mention child killers

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Who is control theory

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Heidensohn

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What is control theory

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Radical feminists argue patriarchal society makes women conformist domestic control in the home and control in public spaces 60% of women suffered sexual assault at work

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Evaluation for control theory

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Ladette culture shows arise in women’s crime

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Who talks about double devience

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Smart

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What is double devience

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Women are treated more harshly in the criminal justice system there is a bias towards men because women are doubly deviant breaking the law and gender norms

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Evaluation for double devience

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Women are no longer seen as in need of protection meaning they are often demonised more than males who commit the same action

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Who talked about chivalry thesis

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Campbell

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what is chivalry thesis

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Women are treated more leniently by the criminal justice system they are more likely to be cautioned rather than charged

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Evaluation for chivalry thesis

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Cicourel supports with his theory of negotiation

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Who talks about Ladette culture

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Descombe

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What is ladette culture

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Women are becoming more masculine in culture linking to the nighttime economy exposing them to more crime and deviance

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Evaluation for ladette culture

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Women’s score highly on psychological test showing they haven’t taken a male characteristics and crime is a rational choice

17
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What’s Murray say 🤬

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Underclass

18
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Males commit crime because of the lack of a male role model

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Evaluation this has influence today’s Conservative government bedroom tax

19
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Who talks about sub cultural values

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Cloward and Ohlin 

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What are subcultural values

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Greater pressure on working-class to deviate because they can’t do you legitimate means so turn to sub cultures such as conflict retreat rest and criminal

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Evaluation for subculture values

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Feminists argue women also Face blocked opportunities but don’t commit as much crime

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Who talks about focal concerns

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Miller

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What do focal concerns mean

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Males have a matcho lower class culture and follow focal concerns of smartness trouble excitement toughness and autonomy

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Evaluation for focal concerns

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Not every working-class male shares the same ideals even middle-class boys can have focal concerns