5.1 Gender & Crime

Cards (13)

  • What did Sharpe say about double standards?

    -Courts only punish girls for premature sexual activity
    -Can be put in care when they're never committed a crime due to this
  • What do feminists think?
    The criminal justice system is biased against women
  • What is a criticism of the chivalry thesis?
    Ignores male crimes against women e.g. sexual assault
  • What did Farrington & Buckle say against the chivalry thesis?

    -Observational study of shoplifting
    -Witnessed 2x as many males shoplifting despite number in stats are more or less equal
    -Female shoplifters may be more likely to be prosecuted
  • What did Hood find about women being jailed?

    They were 3x less likely than men to be jailed for similar cases
  • What did Graham & Bowling find using their research?

    That even though males are more likely to offend, the differences are smaller than in statistics
  • What supports the chivalry thesis?
    Self-report studies
  • Who theorised the chivalry thesis?
    Pollak
  • The chivalry thesis
    Most criminal justice agents are men, and men are socialised to act in a 'chivalrous' way towards women and refrain from arresting & convicting them
  • What two reasons do sociologists give for why statistics underestimate the amount of female crime?
    -'Female' crimes less likely to be reported
    -Less likely to be prosecuted or given less punishment
  • How many times more likely are men to be convicted of homicide than women?
    15 times
  • Which gender is more likely to commit repeat offences?
    Men
  • What offences are males & females more likely to commit?
    Males- Violence & sexual offences
    Females- Property offences