GENDER AND CRIME

Question 1

What is the argument of gender and crime

Answer 1

Men commit more crime than women, women commit crimes such as fraud and non motoring offences

Question 2

What is gender socialisation

Answer 2

Oakley: Canalisation, girls are exposed to pink, boys to blue
This can explain why men commit more crime as women were socialised to be carers

Question 3

What is the class and gender deal

Answer 3

Class deal: rewards arise from paid employment
Gender Deal: rewards arise from working in the home (financial support)

Question 4

Social control explanation

Answer 4

Heidensohn:
Men dominate the public sphere which leads to crime
Women dominate the private sphere which leads to less crime

Question 5

Explanation 4: the chivalry thesis

Answer 5

Suggests women are under represented in crime due to lenient sentences from men

Question 6

What is the liberation thesis

Answer 6

Adler: growing female criminality is a result of changing gender roles
Denscombes: much more masculine ladette culture