Gender And Crime Flashcards
What is the term used to describe the idea that crime statistics are biased because cause many crimes committed by women go unreported or undetected
The dark figure of crime
Men committ more than. Women
True
What is the term used to describe the idea that women who committed crimes are often seen as double deviants because they violate both gender norms and laws
Doubled deviance
According to fem minuses perspectives, women’s criminal behaviour of often a result of their ______. In society
Marginalisation
Which theory suggests that women may committ crimes ad a way to cope with the stresses of being subordinate. Positions in society
Cheney- Lind feminist theory
What is the term used to describe the idea that women are more likely to be criminalise for b rhaviours they are not considered criminal when men engage in them
Gendered justice
Women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence than men.
True
What is the term when used to describe the idea women are often treated more leniently by the criminal justice system than men
The chivalry thesis
Which theory suggests that women may commit more crimes as a way to gain power and control in patriarchal societies
Heidensohns control theory
The_________ perspective argues that women’s criminal behaviour is result of their socialisation into traditional gender roles
Functionalist
Women are more likely o committ property crimes while men are more likely to committ violent crimes
True
Hat is the term used to describe the idea that women who committ crimes are often seen as mad or bad
The evil women thesis
Hitch theory suggests that women may committ crime in response to the strain and [pressure of conforming the traditional gender roles
Messerschimdrs theory of gendered crime
The __________ perspective argues that women’s criminal behaviour is result of lack of access to legitimate means of achieving success
Strain.
Women are more likely o be sentenced to prison than men for the same crime
False
