Gender

• Chivalry Thesis - Police officers, magistrates, judges etc are men. - men are socialised to act in a 'chivalrous' way toward women, hence female crime is let off more.
• Pollack:

  • Men have a protective attitude towards women, so they are unwilling to charge, arrest or prosecute them. - Hence, womens crimes are less likely to end up in official statistics overall.
• Flood - Page:

  • 1 in 11 female offenders were prosecuted/cautioned
  • 1 in 7 for men.
• Ministry Of Justice (2009):

  • 49% of females recorded as offending received a caution.
  • 30% for men.
• Criticisms against thesis:

  Chivalry Thesis is selective:

  • E.G. - Moral Hindly, Marines Carr, Beaverly Allite.