1. Gender and Crime
L.O: to be able to examine and analyse the relationship between gender and crime
Starter:
Using a pencil, draw a picture of a stereotypical criminal.
Underneath write down their age, gender & ethnicity

2. Gender and Crime ..

3. Why are more men than women convicted of crimes?

4. Why are more men than women convicted of crimes?
Labelling (Chivalry)
Visibility
Why are more men than women convicted of crimes?
Primary/secondary socialisation
Social control agencies
Opportunities
Opportunity structures
Use the info sheet to write your own explanation of each of these headings. N.b you are not copying down everything!
Lifestyle factors

5. Why are women’s crime rates increasing?
Using the information from your research (homework), the info provided and your own general knowledge, bullet point all the reasons why female crime rates may be increasing.

6. The Chivalry Factor
There is evidence that women are treated more leniently than men, by the justice system
For example for:
all males charged with offences in 1993
82% were found guilty 18% were cautioned
all females
60% were found guilty 40% were cautioned
If women are convicted they are less likely to go to prison and if sent to prison they tend to receive shorter sentences.
WHAT SORT OF THINGS DO YOU THINK MAGISTRATES MIGHT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SENTENCING WOMEN?

7.
Jan 2011:
“Discuss how far sociologists would agree that women are less likely to commit crime than men.” (12 marks)