Gender and Crime

Question 1

Pollack

Answer 1

Men have protective attitudes towards women due to chivalry thesis so hate to accuse them

Question 2

Hood

Answer 2

Study of 3000 defendants found women 1/3 less likely to be jailed compared to men

Question 3

Smart

Answer 3

Quotes judge Wild stating “has to keep her legs shut”

Question 4

Buckle and Farrington

Answer 4

Observational study of shoplifting shows there are 2x as many male shoplifters

Question 5

Steffensmeir and Schwartz

Answer 5

No change in womens involvement in crime but CJS ‘widening the net’

Question 6

Chesney - Lind

Answer 6

Mandatory arrest for DV in USA led to increase in criminalisation of females

Question 7

Hand and Dodd

Answer 7

Between 2000-08, police stats show numbers of females arrested for violence rose 17% each year

Question 8

Lea and Young

Answer 8

Women are at greater risk of violent crime according to victim surveys

Question 9

Sharpe

Answer 9

Professionals (judges) influenced by media images of violent ‘ladettes’, believe girls behaviour getting worse

Question 10

Heidensohn

Answer 10

Women are conformist so patriarchal society reduces opportunities to offend

Question 11

Cohen

Answer 11

Functionalist sex role theory
. relative lack of male role model means boys more likely to turn to all male street gangs

Question 12

Walklate

Answer 12

Criticises bio assumptions - just because women can bear kids mean best suited to expressive role

Question 13

Adler

Answer 13

Liberation Thesis
. As women become liberated, crimes will be as frequent and serious as males

Question 14

Carlen

Answer 14

Most serious convicted females are working class
- conducted study

Question 15

Messerchmidt

Answer 15

Masculinity is social construct / “accomplishment” men constantly work at constructing/presenting
. Crime as resource different men may use to accomplish masculinity

Question 16

Winlow

Answer 16

Study of bouncers in Sunderland, high de-industrialisation