How women offenders have been stereotyped, distorted and side lined within mainstream criminology.
The role of feminist criminology in drawing attention to gendering and the explanations feminist criminology offers abut why women ( and men ) offend.
Injustices arising as a result of the trea...
OVERVIEW
➤ What is Feminist Criminology
➤ Feminist criminology key questions an
➤ Contemporary Debates
➤ Theorising Female Criminality
➤ The Chivalry Thesis
➤ A look at statistics, The ‘gender gap
➤ Women in the CJS
,CRIMINOLOGY’S GENDER BLIND
“Our knowledge is still in
comparison with the mas
on all aspects of male de
criminality, the amount o
the area of women and
,WHAT IS THIS FEMINIST AGENDA
Men matter too
The feminist agenda in criminology highlig
practices.
In particular, it draws attention to the cons
expectations it places on men and how thi
female deviancy in a society with evident
But the Needs of Women need Championin
Few women had a seat at the table when l
,KEY QUESTIONS FOR FEMINIST C
Theoretical
➤ Can existing ‘male’ theories of crime and
conformity?
➤ How does the female experience of form
from that of men? What are the links to pat
,Femininity Masculinit
, KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXAMINING GEND
STUDIES
Gender: A social construct related but never fully defin
Woman: has to be considered on terms of -class, race,
Power Relations: Within the family are the source of m
violence reflects male domination.
Male Privilege: Male social, political and economic dom
patriarchal ?
Opportunity Structures: Is most crime an outcome of
Female Crime: What primacy doe we give to biology, p
socialisation?
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