Strengths of Self-Report Studies: Challenging 'Typical Criminal' Stereotype

Question 1

Why is challenging the idea of the ‘Typical Criminal’ a strength?

Answer 1

Because it shows that the official crime statistics may be more biased to a particular classification of certain people as criminals

Question 2

Which 3 places were women selected from for Campbells study?

Answer 2

Schools, Youth detention centres, female prisons

Question 3

What did Campbell’s study challenge?

Answer 3

Assumptions about the relationship between gender and crime

Question 4

How does Campbell’s study relate to challenging the idea of the typical criminal?

Answer 4

Because it shows that there were deeper meanings behind the women getting into the fights