SOCIAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT LEVELS IN OFFENDERS - GENDER

Question 1

what did police recorded crime figures find?

Answer 1

males commit 80% of all offences

Question 2

what is chivalry thesis?

Answer 2

how women are treated more leniently bcus of their maternal instincts

Question 3

what does official crime data show about women’s peak offending age?

Answer 3

peak offender age is 15, but often drops after this, whereas male peak offending age is 18 and doesn’t decline until 20’s

Question 4

how does gender link with social class?

Answer 4

female offender likely to b on benefits before and after caution, deprivation has more of an impact on women