Moral Panics - women and Crime

Question 1

Burman and Batchelor

Answer 1

criminalization of females is a social construct. They point to media depictions of young women as ‘drunk, disorderly, out of control and looking for fights’ as a reason for this.

Question 2

Sharpe

Answer 2

professionals such as judges, probation officers and police were influenced by media stereotypes of violent ‘ladettes’ and many people believed that girls’ behaviour was rapidly getting worse

Question 3

Homocide Victims

Answer 3

70% are male
female victim more likely to know their killer
60% of these cases most likely to be partner or ex partner

Question 4

victims of violence

Answer 4

fewer women than men are victims of violence
more women than men victims of intimate violence during adult lives
10x more women reported having been sexually assaulted
only 8% women reported domestic violence