Gender and crime

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Across
  1. 3. This theory suggests that women commit less crime because their behaviour is more strictly regulated in private and public
  2. 5. A term to describe why young females commit less crime as they spend more time socialising at home with friends rather than out in the public sphere.
  3. 6. Denscome suggests that it is more acceptable for women to become part of masculinised _____ subcultures, becoming involved in violence and anti-social behaviour.
  4. 11. Messerschmidt argues that men are likely to experience this in society as they are unable to exert their masculinity legitimately and so may turn to crime/violence
  5. 12. According to control theory, men dominate this sphere so they have more independence and opportunity to commit crime.
  6. 13. The role that males are socialised to have which involves being the breadwinner and provider (may feel pressure to commit crime)
  7. 14. One reason why men may find it hard to exert masculinity legitimately is due to a decline in male jobs, for example those involving __________ as this has been moved abroad
  8. 16. Women's opportunities to commit white collar crimes at work may be limited due to the ________ that prevents them from gaining promotions and higher paid roles.
  9. 17. Women who are criminal may be seen as __________ in society as they go against laws but also society's expectation of them as female.
  10. 18. The role that females are socialised to have which involves caring for the emotional needs of family members (less likely to commit crime)
  11. 19. These sociologists studied domestic violence victims and found that the cause was often female challenges to male authority at home. Supports control theory of gender and crime.
Down
  1. 1. Some including interactionists see statistics on crime and gender as being a ____________ and not reflecting true criminality.
  2. 2. This theory by Parsons suggests that socialisation can account for gender differences in crime.
  3. 4. Control theory can be seen to be ______ in modern society as the behaviour of women at home and in public may be less regulated than in the past.
  4. 7. This theory suggests that men appear to commit more crime as the CJS is more leniant on females. More likely to be viewed as 'sad not bad' and given lesser sentences.
  5. 8. Female criminals on average receive shorter lengths of these than male criminals.
  6. 9. A theory to explain why women may commit more crime today, as they have less control placed over behaviour and spend more time in the public sphere.
  7. 10. Winlow's study of this group in Sunderland supports masculinity and socialisation as factors in crime
  8. 15. This sociologist uses control theory and patriarchal society to explain gender differences in offending#