Women have always been thought of as the weaker sex and Sociologists such as Heidensohn argue that men see the need to protect women. Police are more likely to caution a woman for shop lifting than they are a man. Flood-Page et al found that one in eleven female offenders had been cautioned and prosecuted in comparison to one in seven males. Women are also less likely to be prosecuted for an offence and found guilty of offences by juries. This is because women (especially when they have children) are seen first and foremost in the expressive role (mothering and caring).
There is also a lot of research into the patterns of victimizations of females. There is clear evidence that crimes committed against females are different to crimes which are committed against men. We can also see a clear difference between the punishment of Men and Women. Although, some may say that women have it ‘easier’ due to factors such as ‘The Chivalry Theory’, but some Women who commit crime are seen as worse than when men commit crime, this is because women are judged as 'they should have known better’. There are many different theories behind why women may offend.
2. In what sense, according to conflict theorists, is rape less an act of deviance and more of an act of over conformity to cultural expectations? Do you agree with this analysis? 3. Despite the fact that girls do better than boys at school, boys have higher expectations and higher self esteem than girls, a gap that continues with each year of schooling.
Studies show that women are more likely to benefit from properly administered rehabilitation programs because of their role as mothers. Men, on the other hand, have not succeeded in benefiting from properly administered rehabilitation programs. Also, poorly administered rehabilitation programs do not have an impact on recidivism rates, but are detrimental financially because of wasted funds. Currently 90% or more of all criminal offenders entering prison have previously been incarcerated either in a jail or prison. Research clearly demonstrates that incarcerations, sanctions, and community corrections do little to reduce recidivism rates.
If a male participates in the same deviant acts regarded to sex as the female he is more likely to get a pass in some situations unlike the girl. They are not given the same space, supplies, and privileges as males, do to this and other circumstances I do feel like females are treated more unfairly then males are. I think in some way the justice system expects more from females then males so therefore that is not equal treatment. Research has proven in order to decrease juvenile delinquency the children must have secure, solid, strong, and steady environments at home and at school. Delinquency will never fully go away but it can be prevented if they have the right support and the right people in their lives to show and teach them the correct
Instead of single motherhood being a total negative situation to be in, it can also be viewed as a positive. Single motherhood is viewed differently from the 1950s to now. First of all, women who gave birth out of wedlock in the 1950s were often shunned by members of the community. Such a situation also caused extreme embarrassment for the family of the unwed mother. For example, the families of an unwed mother would often send her to a far home for unwed mothers to be.
His view depicts crime decreasing due to more Police power, Gladwell believes if there are more police that people would commit less crime. I agree, if there are more police patrolling crime would be very minimal. I actually agree with both sides, you would have less crime if unwanted children are aborted and you would have less crime if police patrol more. Works Consulted Works Cited A smaller point to also consider: Gladwell left out one other major reason that, according to Levitt’s research, crime did begin to fall in the 1990′s: the waning of the violent crack trade. (Thanks to Darren Rovell for pointing out the Gladwell blog.)
Women as a result of their backgrounds and concerns have a harder time doing time than men do. There are not as many riots and attacks in women’s prisons as there are in men’s. Perhaps a better way to classify prisoners is group them according to needs. Some prisoners have families and some do not. Some prisoners are loners others are drug users.
Kitty, however, fit more so in the background as her role was not as instrumental in the actual scheme of selling drugs. While Cecelia and Stopper were more hands on, they also set parameters as they primarily sold to other women in an attempt to create a safer space and avoid belligerent and potentially dangerous male customers. Though women were stepping out and making themselves more noticeable in different arenas, the drug arena was still not exactly the ideal place for women to earn a living. Kitty played more of the traditional role, working under her husband, and the father of her child, Splib, as opposed to making a name and way for herself to exclusively providing for her two-year old son. Unlike the men, women didn’t desire the chance to seem tougher than what they were.
It is not a case of one gender suffering more from mental health than the other, but a case of men and women experiencing different types of problems. Studies have shown that men are have a higher chance of substance misuse and anti-social personality disorder while women are more inclined to suffer from ill mental health such as depression and