Social-psychological -gender socialisation

• Socialisation 


  Process in which we learn the norms, customs and necessary skills to participate in society. researchers believe that the differences in way the genders are socialised is the reason for the gender differences seen in criminal behaviour.
• Sutherland - socialisation 


  During socialisation boys are encouraged to be risk takers and be tough, whereas girls are not.
• Sutherland pt2

  During socialisation, girls are more closely supervised and controlled than boys. Also society expect girls to be more conforming than boys. these differences in socialisation gives boys the inclination and opportunity yo commit more crime.
• 96.2% of all criminals in the uk are male