Gender and crime

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Says gender differences are the most significant feature of recorded crime
Heidensohn
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How many, out of 5 are convicted offenders in England and Wales are males?
Four
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What crime do women commit more than men?
Property offences
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What crime do men commit more than women?
Sexual violence
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The criminal justice system is more lenient with women.
Chivalry thesis
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Who found evidence against the chivalry thesis?
Farrington and Morris
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Who suggested that women's offences are less serious?
Box
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Courts punish girls but not boys for promiscuous sexual activity.
Double standards
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Who argues when women are jailed, it is less for the seriousness of time crimes and more for the assessment of them as wives, mothers and daughters?
Carlen
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Who said in **** cases, it is not the defendant who is on trial but the victim
Walklate
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How many, out of 5 are convicted offenders in England and Wales are males?

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Four

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What crime do women commit more than men?

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What crime do men commit more than women?

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The criminal justice system is more lenient with women.

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