Gender and Crime 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Abbie BroadbentCreated on: 11-01-15 12:28 Only 1 in 11 female self-reported offenders have been cautioned or prosecuted whereas the male figure was 1 in 7. Flood-Page et al 1 of 7 Men are more likely to be imprisoned than women because they are seen as less central to family life. Allen 2 of 7 Women victims are treated badly by courts, especially in **** and domestic abuse cases. Smart 3 of 7 Control theory - women are controlled by patriarchal society more effectively than men, they are controlled at work, in the home and in public. Heidensohn 4 of 7 Study of working class women. They are led to conform through the class and gender deal. If these rewards are not met crime becomes more likely. Carlen 5 of 7 Liberation Theory - if society becomes less patriarchal women's crime rates will become similar to that of men's. Adler 6 of 7 Violent attacks on women stem from men's dissatisfaction with their wives performance of domestic duties. Dobash and Dobash 7 of 7
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