Wilson&Daly: Gender And Age (Biological)

Question 1

Method?

Answer 1

Analysis of data from police crime records at one point in time (snapshot)

Question 2

Procedure?

Answer 2

• records of homicidal crimes in Detroit in 1972

* age and sex of perpetrators+victims

Question 3

Quantitative results?

Answer 3

• males total= 422
• females total= 90
• retaliation highest social conflict for both (M= 84) (F= 11)

Question 4

Qualitative results?

Answer 4

• homicides mainly committed by unmarried, young males
• mostly concerned retaliation, jealousy and showing off
• victims mostly unmarried, young males

Question 5

Conclusions?

Answer 5

•young, unmarried males coz of social status conflicts

Question 6

Strengths?

Answer 6

• offers both an individual and situational explanation
• holistic as many social conflicts
• ecologically valid as used actual police records

Question 7

Weaknesses?

Answer 7

• applicability?- cultural and social changes since 1972
• social conflicts interpreted by researchers? Bias
• ethnocentric

Question 8

Aim?

Answer 8

To examine gender and age patterns in crimes of violence