Gender and Crime 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Abbie BroadbentCreated on: 27-02-15 12:50 6321457 Across 1. Liberation Thesis - if society became less patriarchal and more equal women's crime rates would become similar to men's. Women have begun to adopt traditional male roles in both legit and illegitimate activities. (5) 4. Control Theory - studied working class women and argues w/c women are led to conform through two types of deals. The class and gender deal. If these are not available crime becomes more likely. (6) 5. Men are more likely to be imprisoned as they are less central to family life. Support for Chivalry Thesis (5) 6. Female offenders are more likely to escape conviction than males - official stats back this up. Support of Chivalry Thesis. (8) 7. Only 1 in 11 females self-reported offenders have been cautioned or prosecuted, the figure for males is over 1 in 7. Supports Chivalry Thesis (5, 4, 2, 2) Down 2. Control Theory - women are controlled by patriarchal society more than men, so it is more difficult for them to break the law. They are controlled in the home, at work and in public. (10) 3. Female gang members in the USA were expected to conform to conventional gender roles in the same way as non-deviant girls. Criticism of Liberation Theory (7, 3, 4)
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