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crime term 2 gender (intro (female criminality area which has been…
crime term 2 gender
intro
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understand differences in social constructions of gender which make women less likely to be criminal
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feminism and criminology
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Smart and Cain;
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Cain
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the issue of gender should be the starting point for feminist research in criminology - other factors such as race and class should be secondary
Carlen
suggests feminist develop theories which can help reconstruct the very definition of crime and provide new insights
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women who commit crime should be given a privileged audience when they speak of their reasons for breaking the law
Murder: for feminists the circumstances in which women murder must be very closely examined, using different criteria of judgment from those use by men
when women kill a violent partner they may have been driven to violence by long-term effects of abuse (slow fuse argument)
disagrees, while gender is crucial, its importance may vary with the particular area or top of study
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frigon
calls for a distinctive and separate criminology which will turn its back on theoretical/conceptual ideas of mainstream sociology
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understanding gender
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sex is biological difference between men and women but the social identity of both is determined by 'gender'
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women, police and courts
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national association for the care and resettlement for offence's (NACRO) suggested a number of factors influence magistrates/judges inducing : sole responsibility for running the home/caring duties, or pregnancy
twice as many women are cautioned rather than being prosecuted, an a higher proportion receive a discharge
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official statistics
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overall the promotion of female - male offences may be underestimated by official statistics but when it comes to serious offences official statistics are a fairly accurate guide
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