Women And Crime

Question 1

Chivalry thesis evaluation

Answer 1

Bias against women argue
- Double standards
- Sharpe 7/11 girls referred for support because of premature sex, 0/44 boys were

Question 2

Bias against women evaluation

Answer 2

Feminists argue double standard exists because of patriarchal criminal justice system
Judge wild - ‘if he’s doesn’t want it she only has to keep her legs shut’

Question 3

Patriarchal control evaluation

Answer 3

Patriarchy can be main reason for women committing crime - similar to status frustration

• Women more likely o struggle financially due to control and less pay - turn to crime to survive

Question 4

Liberation thesis evaluation

Answer 4

Crime rise occurred in the 1930s
before liberation so cannot be reason for women rise