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Is male crime shaped by 'masculinity' ?

The idea that masculinity might be a major influence on crime has been generally neglected until fairly recently. Few questions were asked about what it is about being male that leads men to offend.

The feminist perspective was the first to focus criminological attention to the role of gender role socialisation in the social construction of crime. For example, Oakley explained that this might result in boys and men subscribing to values that could overlap with criminality, especially in working-class families. These ideas were later developed by James Messerschmidt who argued that boys in the UK are socialised into hegemonic masculine value systems that stresses differences from women with clear masculine goals that need to be achieved for boys to become a real man.

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The idea that masculinity might be a major influence on crime has been generally neglected until fairly recently. Few questions were asked about what it is about being male that leads men to offend. The feminist perspective was the first to focus criminological attention to the role of gender role socialisation in the social construction of crime.

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Why do women commit less crime than men?

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Why do women commit less crime than men?

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Why do women commit less crimes than men?

Official statistics show that:

80% of convicted offenders in England and Wales are men

By the age of 40, 32% of males have a criminal record,

men are more likely to be repeat offenders, commit more serious crimes and to have longer criminal careers than women

men are 15 times more likely to be convicted of homicide

the most common crime committed by women is shoplifting

Some sociologist and criminologists question if official statistics our giving us a true picture of the extent of gender differences in crime. They claim that official statistics underestimate the amount of female as against male offending:

1. Typically female crimes such as shoplifting and property crimes that are less likely to be reported than violent or sexual crimes which are more often committed by men.
2. Women are more likely to be let off lightly compared lightly compared two males committing crimes.

* There are three main sociological theories which help to explain the relationship between women and offending:

- Functionalist sex role theory
- Control theory (Heidensohn's patriarchal controls and Carlen's gender deals)
- and Liberation theory.

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Why do women commit less crimes than men?

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Official statistics show that: 80% of convicted offenders in England and Wales are men By the age of 40, 32% of males have a criminal record, men are more likely to be repeat offenders, commit more serious crimes and to have longer criminal careers than women men are 15 times more likely to be convicted of homicide the most common crime committed by women is shoplifting Some sociologist and criminologists question if official statistics our giving us a true picture of the extent of gender differences in crime.

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A2 Sociology Crime and Deviance Revision Victimology

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Sociology - Animation explaining gender and crime

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A short video for A2 sociology revision about gender and crime.

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Blind Murder Case & Husband Murder Story

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What are the differences in gender and crime and victimisation? What are the reasons for these differences?