Jones, Gender and Crime Flashcards
Conclusions
It is undoubtedly the case that traditionally - gendered views of crime are ignored
feminists argue that this emission is a reflection of womens subordinate and patriarchal role in society.
earlier biological such as Lombrosso been rightly criticised. never the less, explanations have not confined to women. it is shown that there has been no shortage of biological explanations for males. some sociological explanations have the potential to apply to women, like control,
absence of women has been ignored - but if men behaved like women then prisons would be empty - it is important to highlight WHY men do and women DONT.
mainstream criminology follows visible crimes that are mostly committed by young males - element of truth, but male criminologists poke in dark areas in order to focus on males as opposed to studying women.
feminist studies have served a valuable role in emphasising that female criminality cannot be ignored or passed off as pathological.
in future there will be no excuse for any writer to ignore criminal activity of half of the population.
