Gender and Crime

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Frances Heidensohn argued that female crime was either _________ or sociologists assumed stereotypical ideas on females.
invisible
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Heidensohn argued that we should be asking ___ the majority of women choose not to commit crime, not why the minority of criminal women do commit crime.
why
2 of 20
According Lombroso, '______' females have a disposition that repels them from deviant and criminal behaviour.
normal
3 of 20
According to the sex role theory, children are _________ that the two sexes are different. They argue that femal roles to not link with typical behaviours of crime which is why they do it less.
socialised
4 of 20
Otto Pollack argued that dominance of males in the legal system has led to less _____ and bias sentencing of females in crime.
harsh
5 of 20
Carol Smart came up with the _____________ theory which was concerned with why men commit more crime and women so little.
transgression
6 of 20
Carol Smart suggested that the perception of female criminality by ___________ society is why women commit less crime and men more.
patriarchal
7 of 20
Heidensohn argued that women commit so few crimes because of the ways in which they are _____________ controlled.
ideologically
8 of 20
Heidensohn argues that most women _______ because failure to do so results in labeling as unfeminine behaviour.
conform
9 of 20
Pat Carlon argues that females who have rejected the gender ____ have been in care or rejected normal family life are the most likely to be law breakers.
deal
10 of 20
On reason for why women commit less crime is the lack of ___________ to do so, particularly in the past. However, this has become less and less true but, the statistics still stay at relatively the same level.
opportunity
11 of 20
Wilkinson found in Californium, where women were more _____ to men, that women were more engaged in white collar crime.
equal
12 of 20
Otto Pollack came up with the chivalry thesis which argued that women criminals are _________ by the chivalry of male police officers.
protected
13 of 20
Hilaey Allen argued that ______ health (PMS) for females result in lighter punishments.
mental
14 of 20
Eileen Leonard challenged the chivalry factor pointing out that ___ women are treated more harshly than men.
bad
15 of 20
Women offenders are seen as '______ deviant' for breaking social rules.
doubly
16 of 20
Adler argued that women __________ will increase women's participation in criminal activity.
liberation
17 of 20
Carol Smart suggested that just because a female commits crime when they are _______ does not mean they will continue to do so in the future.
younger
18 of 20
Box argued that increase in female ________ crime is not to do with women's liberation but, poverty.
property
19 of 20
Box found a relationship between __________ employment of female officers and recording of crime by women.
increasing
20 of 20

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Card 2

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Heidensohn argued that we should be asking ___ the majority of women choose not to commit crime, not why the minority of criminal women do commit crime.

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why

Card 3

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According Lombroso, '______' females have a disposition that repels them from deviant and criminal behaviour.

Back

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Card 4

Front

According to the sex role theory, children are _________ that the two sexes are different. They argue that femal roles to not link with typical behaviours of crime which is why they do it less.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Otto Pollack argued that dominance of males in the legal system has led to less _____ and bias sentencing of females in crime.

Back

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