Gender and Crime

Question 1

What do the official stats show?

Answer 1

The official stats show that males commit more crimes than females (4/5) convicted are males in england and wales

Question 2

What does the Chivalry thesis say?

Answer 2

Chivalry thesis argues that men are socialised to act chivalrous towards women , therefore women are related more lenienlty by the criminal justice system.
Criminal justice system underestimates the female offending because of this leniency and because their offences are less serious

Question 3

Evidence of the Chivalry Thesis?

Answer 3

1) Ministry of Justice - 49% of femalws recorded as offending recieved a caution in 2007, but for males the figure was only 30%
2) Flood Page - one in 11 female self-reported offenders have been cautioned, for men, it was over one in 7.

Question 4

What do some feminists say?

Answer 4

The system is biased against women especially when they deviate from gender norms

Question 5

What does the Sex role theory say?

Answer 5

The sex role theory focuses on socialisation, the way girls are socialised discourages them from acting aggressively

Question 6

What do feminist theories say?

Answer 6

Feminists theories say that that patriarchal control reduces’ females’ opportuinty to offend

Question 7

What does Carlen argue?

Answer 7

Carlen argues that when the reward system for female conformity fails, females are more likely to offend.