gender and victimisation Flashcards
what are the stats on gender and victimisation?
-in 2020, 3.9% of males commited personal crime
-in 2020, 3.4% of females committed personal crime
-64% males victim of violent crime vs 36% females
-only 3% rapes reported result in a charge
more stats on gender and victimisation
-woman more likely to be worried ab burglary and violent crime
-woman likely to be victims of sexual assault
- 1 in 4(w) and 1 in 6 (m) suffer DV at some point in RS
gender representation and CJS
-in 2023 first woman appointed most senior judge
-woman make up only 35% of court judges
-only 1 in 12 supreme court judges is a female
how might being a victim of crime lead females to become criminals ?
-experience of long term abuse may lead to a range of mental health issues e.g depression and PTSD and sucide
-experience “diminshed resp” whereby they commit a crime e.g kill partner as they arent fully in control of their actions
-not very well understood in law and charged w murder
example of cases
(fri and kyle)
-fri martin
-charged w murder
-her bf abused, threatned and isolated her
-he strangled her
-she stabbed him
-kyle taken to hosp
-arrested w muder and minimum 13 yrs
-but jsutice for women saw she had a psychiartic disordeer so re trail occured and reduced to manslaughter
another case example
(YS women)
-YS charged w dangerous driving, disqualified and on alcohol
-serving on road and police turned siren on
-vechile didnt stop and chase occured
-Women YS driving seat
-her partner forced her to drive threatned to kill her and punch in ribs
-YS prosecuted and convicted even tho her view was credible
what is the feminist view
-issues would be solved if CJS was better at looking at violence against women and girls
-male perpetrators of domestic violence can use CJS as additonal means of exerting power
-police officers use position as a weapon to crimninalise their victims
what do difference feminsits say
-black,Asian and minority more likely to be affected as well as those w learning disabilities
