Gender And Crime

Question 1

Women and crime

Answer 1

1. Under reporting
   Typically female crimes such as shoplifting are less likely to be reported, or noticed
2. Functionalists, sex role theory
   Parson, men and women are socialised differently as females are made to be more sensitive, caring and compassionate therefore less likely to commit crime whereas men are more likely to as they are socialised to be tough, aggressive and rough

Evaluation
New right, support cohen if you got a female head of the family the boy will join a gang so he can have a male role model

3. Patriarchy
   Radical feminists, women have fewer opportunities to commit crime, they are controlled in public places by the fear of sexual violence against them
4. Class and gender deals
   Carlen
   Class deal, work hard and get a financial award
   Gender deal, conforming in to expressive role for emotional rewards
   Not all women have access so turn to crime
5. Chivalry thesis
   Pollock
   Men makeup the cjs
   Socialised to be more chivalrous towards a woman
   More leniency
   Less likely to appear in official crime statistics

Question 2

Men and crime

Answer 2

Masculinity, Messerschmidt
Crime is a way for males to achieve and express their masculinity, create hegemonic masculinity identities when non criminal means such as work, family etc are not available, access to hegemonic masculinity and be limited for certain groups

Labelling, men stereotyped as more violent than women, can cause self fulfilling prophecy