Gender and Crime studies.

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  • Gender and Crime - key studies
    • Smart (????)
      • Postmodernistwho rejects all previous explainations of female crime.
      • There is nothing essential about males and females that makes them different.
      • Power exists in discourses.
    • Heidensohn (1985)
      • Patriarchy at work (sexual harassment and bosses)
      • Patriarchy in public (fear of victimisation)
      • Patriarchy at home (violence and domesticity)
    • Pollark (????)
      • Women are accustomed to deceit.
      • Men don't like to accuse women.
      • Sociologists later developed the chivalry thesis
        • The CJS  are more lenient to women.
    • Pat Carlen (1988)
      • Unstructured interview on 39 women.
      • Criminal women failed to make a gender deal
        • No family relationships.
      • Failed to make a class deal.
        • Lacked paid work.
      • Made a rational choice.
    • Messerschmidt (????)
      • Men commmit crime to achieve masculinity.
      • Most dominant form is hegemonic.
      • W-C, M-C and Ethnic Minority all commit different crimes for different reasons.
    • Adler (1975)
      • Gain legitimate and illegitimate opportunities.
      • Women commit male crimes.
      • As women gained freedom and equality, crime would rise.
    • Winlow (????)
      • Covert observation of bouncers in Sunderland.
      • More access to legit and illegitimate opportunities.
      • Postmodernist- impact of globalisation.
    • Katz and Lyng
      • Postmodernist
      • Crime is a thrill and exciting.
      • Living on the edge of danger.
    • Miller
      • Independent sub cultural theory.
      • W-C  were socialised into focal concerns.
      • F(atalism) E(xcitement) A(utonomy) S(martness) T(ougness) T(rouble)
    • Patts and Kintrea
      • Study of territorial gang violence
      • Members seek to achieve hyper masculine ID.
      • Denied status through school and work.

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