Gender And Crime: Explaining Female Crime: The Feminisation Of Poverty

Question 1

Walklate

Answer 1

Women from low socio-economic backgrounds commit more crime

Question 2

Poverty

Answer 2

Women are more likely to live in poverty due to being more likely to be in low paid work/ can’t work due to childcare/may be a single parent/gender pay gap

Question 3

Community crime

Answer 3

Out of necessity - theft/shoplifting of essentials + benefit fraud

Question 4

Evaluation

Answer 4

Gives female criminals a victim status

Ignores non-utilitarian crimes committed by women