1.7 Patterns of Crime and Victimisation

1.7 Gender and Crime

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  • Patterns of Crime
    • many crimes are committed by males
      • 4/5 offenders are men
    • by the age of 40, 9% of women have a criminal conviction against 32% males
    • females are more likely to be convicted of property offences than males (except burglary)
    • males commit more violent/ sexual offences
    • males are more likely to be repeat offenders with longer criminal careers by committing more serious crimes
  • Victimisation
    • women are less likely than men to be victims of personal crime
    • some feminists feel that the patriarchal attitudes and structures prevent women from achieving justice
    • female crimes are less likely to be reported
      • fear they won't be taken seriously
      • scared to report
    • prostitution affects more females than males but it is less likely to be reported as males benefit from it
    • women are less likely to be prosecuted and more likely to be let off lightly
      • underestimates the amount of females as against to male offending
    • 2.3% of men, against 1.4% of women report being the victim of violence

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