gender, crime and justice

Question 1

pollak

Answer 1

chivalry thesis. men in the criminal justice system are less likely to arrest or charge women due to them being socialised to act chivalrously towards women

Question 2

parsons

Answer 2

boys reject feminine models of behaviour their mothers express during socialisation and turn to ‘compensatory masculinity’ in the forms of aggression and anti social behaviour

Question 3

heidensohn

Answer 3

women commit fewer crimes due to patriarchal control reducing their opportunities at home, in public and at work

Question 4

carlen

Answer 4

argues women are offered class and gender deals, which encourage women to conform. if these deals are not accessible or worth it women are likely to deviate

Question 5

adler

Answer 5

liberation thesis. as women become liberated, their crimes will become as serious and frequent as men’s

Question 6

messerschmidt

Answer 6

argues that masculinity is a social construct that men constantly work at constructing and presenting to others. crime and deviance is a resource that men may use for accomplishing masculinity