relationship between gender and crime Flashcards
liberal feminism
campaign for equal rights
legilsation based
radical feminsim
patriarchal control
marxist feminism
divide by sexism and capitalism
postmodern feminism
harm comes to women in the widest sense possible and should not accpet male boundaries of criminology
carol smart - transgression
- need to look at both illegal and legal activities that harm women
- how women were treated in cases of rape and harrassment by the law
biological explanations - lombroso
women are more cunning and deceitful then men and can cover up criminal behaviour
- ‘normal females’ have an innate disposition that repents criminal
sex role theory - sutherland 1949
gender differences through socialisation
- expressive female to be caring and domestic
- instrumental male to be aggressive and tough
sex role theory - female commited crimes
theft, fraud and prostitution
- due to providing financial for children in absence of father
social control - heidensohn 1996
women are more closely controlled
- informal sanctions are in place to discourage
social control - carlen 1985
majority of female crimes committed by those from working class
- class deal: women who work will be offered material rewards
- gender deal: not behaving in a traditional way
social control - smart 1997
stricter socialisation and control over girls within the family
- male crime is role expressive
- female crime role is distorting
lack of opportunities
women are confined to the domestic sphere and have less time to indulge in criminality
the chivalry thesis - pollark 1950
men are taught to be chivalroud towards women
- women are devious and fake their emotions to trick men
the chivalry thesis examples
- oxford medical student was spared in cjs due to having ‘promising medical career
- 10% of women have a criminal record/ 30% of men
the chivalry thesis evaluation - walkgate 1998
rape cases dont usually get taken to criminal proceedings
