https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4 Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-04-26 12:39:42 UTC 2025-09-27 21:42:59 UTC hello@padlet.com 300806 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168349606 In a sample of 1,721 14-25 year olds, men were more likely to offend, however the difference was smaller when compared to official statistics.
In the previous 12 months, men were 2.33 times more likely than women to having committed an offence, whereas official statistics show men 4 times more likely.

55% of males admitted to having committed any offence and 31% of females


]]> 2017-04-26 12:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168349606 301179 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168350853 Conducted a small-scale observational study of shoplifting in a British department store in southeast England in 1981. 
Shoplifting is one crime where the numbers of male offenders and female offenders nearly match according to official statistics.

]]> 2017-04-26 12:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168350853 300806 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168350970 In over 3,000 defendants, women were one third less likely to be jailed than men in similar cases.]]> 2017-04-26 12:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168350970 300806 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168351264 One in 11 female self-report offenders had been cautioned or prosecuted, whilst men were one in seven and a half. ]]> 2017-04-26 12:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168351264 301179 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168353468 Official Statistics show evidence of female suspects being more likely to be cautioned than prosecuted than men are. 
In 2007, 30% of males were recorded a cautioned compared to 49% of females. 
Ministry of Justice (2009).]]> 2017-04-26 13:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168353468 301179 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355375 Men in the criminal justice system tend to have a protective attitude towards women, and as a result were less likely to be arrested, charged, prosecuted or convicted

]]> 2017-04-26 13:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355375 301179 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355564 Reports that when a woman was perceived as a ‘good’ mother she was less likely to be imprisoned than a woman who had children in the care system]]> 2017-04-26 13:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355564 301179 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355734 Study of ‘sentencing’ in Magistrates courts. They discovered that in 1979, 6.6% of men and 2% of women were found guilty of indictable offences were imprisoned

]]> 2017-04-26 13:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355734 301179 https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355974 Based upon an examination criminal statistics of 1987, showed apparent leniency towards female offenders. For example, of people found guilty of of indictable motor offences, 73% of woman, but only 54% of men were given fines, this resulting in more men being given prison sentences. ]]> 2017-04-26 13:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/301179/5nswvhxgbdn4/wish/168355974