Gender and Crime:

• Know the main gender differences in recorded patterns of offending
• Understand and be able to evaluate the debates about the treatment of men and women in the CJS
• Evaluate these explanations



The issue of the relationship between gender and crime is long debated - are women less represented through the CJS or do they generally commit less crime? Also, why are men seen to be more criminal?



You will need to read through the information booklet regarding this to get the full picture of this relationship.