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A summarised explanation of why there is such a difference between men and women in terms of criminality. In this document I cover key statistics, the liberation thesis, functionalist and feminist approaches, hegemonic and subordinated masculinities and more to answer the question, do men commit m...

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  • January 15, 2021
  • 4
  • 2020/2021
  • Summary

Subjects

  • gender
  • key statistics
  • chivalry thesis
  • bias against women
  • sex role theory
  • heidensohn
  • the liberation thesis
  • emancipation hypothesis
  • biological differences
  • subcul
  • hegemonic and subordinated masculinities

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  • WJEC
  • Sociology
  • A2 Sociology Unit 3 - Power and Inequality
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Gender
Key Statistics
o 92% of men are sentenced to immediate custody 8% female
- Men commit more serious crimes (sexual, violent crime)
o 85% of arrests are made on men
- Men are more likely to offend
o 95% of the UK’s prison population are men
- Men commit more imprisonable offences

Victims of Crime

Crime Victim Survey- ‘crime survey for England and Wales’

o Men are more likely to be victims of personal crime, violent crime,
crime against the person.
o Women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence.

* Victim survey is not an official crime statistic as not all crime is
reported

Sentence Outcome by Gender

o Men are treated more harshly. Or do women commit less serious
crimes?
o Women are more likely to receive conditional discharge, this is
most likely to stop their children from going in to foster care.

Length of Prison Sentences


Crime Who Serves Longer
Sexual Offences Men
Robbery Men
Drug Offences Men
Criminal Damage/Arson Men
Fraud Men
Violence Against the Person Equal

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