PROFILING: Male vs Female
Comparisons
Both Males & Females ...
- previous convictions
- violent backgound
- are affiliated with gangs
- have some sort of mental disorder
- serious substance abuse problem
- usually uneducated
- Females account for a small fraction of all crimes.
- Majority are White & African-American females
- Ranging from 30-40 years of age
- Usually charged for more minor crimes.
- Generally have a lower crime rate.
Society and Gender Offenders
Societies Response
- More likely to receive shorter sentences.
- Societies view on the different gender offenders can be seen as one sided
- The male is viewed as the "usual suspect"
- Citizens tend to involve themselves with programs in society in order to feel apart of the solution
- Society is more hard up towards a male offender and sympathetic to the female offender
- Majority of offenders are White and African-American males
- Range from the ages of 30-40 also
- Most commonly convicted of rapes/sexual assault
- Issues in personal life leading to criminal behaviour
- involved in more serious offences
- Crime rate is much higher
- Receives longer sentences
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Social Influences
Societies Responsible
- Major factors include money, guidance & support, stress, etc.
- Societal pressure on stereotypes influences offender to pursue the correct stereotype, even if that means to break the law
- The Anomie Theory
- Social Control Theory
- Strain Theory
- They tend to re-offend due to being put back into society
- Bad neighborhood, environment, and home life is a factor
- Poverty plays a role in terms of the "usual homeless person" and stereotypes
- Society could influence people into crime by lack of money, culturally or socially unaccepted, creating personal problems, etc.
- Society creates expectations that we feel we must live up to, which could create rebellious offenders
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Crimes: Women
Crimes: Men
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Lower arrest rates for virtually all crime except prostitution.
- Theft from shops
- Other’ wounding
- Robbery
- Burglary of all kinds
- Other’ fraud
- Production, supply and possession with intent
- To supply a Class A controlled drug
- Summary motoring offences
- Handling stolen goods
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Males have been known to commit all possible crimes significantly more than females.
Minor property crimes such as larceny-theft, fraud, forgery, and embezzlement.
Gender Affects Sentencing?
Studies find that men receive sentencing 63% higher than females.
Females arrested for a crime are also more likely to avoid charges and convictions entirely.
Females are also twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted.
Personalities of the Male Offender
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- Generally, males externalize their emotions more than females
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Background of the Female Offender
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Personality of the Female Offender
Personal/Emotional Problems
Needs
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MALE V.S FEMALE OFFENDERS
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