Gender and crime

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  • Created on: 17-06-16 13:01
what is the peak age for offending females?
15
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what percentage of crimes are commited by males?
80%
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the ______ thesis states that females may get treated more leniently than males by police
chivalry
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what sociologist stated that crime doen't have the same meaning or seriousness in all cases?
Young
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what has the CSEW shown since 1982?
fewer women are victims of crime
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how many women are killed by their husband or partner each week?
2
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what do femenist research suggest in regards to statistics on domestic violence?
they greatly underestimate the problems
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what percentage of women had been sexually assulted but hadn't reported it in Hamner and Saunders interviews?
20%
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what was one if the reasons that Walklate found as to why women don't leave abusive relationships?
they have no where else to go
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