Book chapter
Crime and Gender
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, pp.132-136
Elsevier Ltd, Second Edition
2015
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.45003-8
Abstract
Research consistently finds that females are much less likely than males to engage in illegal behavior. This article summarizes scholarship examining the relationship between gender and crime, which often follows one of three approaches: (1) Macro-level research examines national trends in women's offending compared to men's, emphasizing explanations for changes in the gender–crime gap over time. (2) Qualitative research on women's offending focuses on how social environments influence women's decisions to commit crime. And, (3) Individual-level analyses of survey data center on sociopsychological explanations of why males are more likely than females to break the law.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Crime and Gender
- Creators
- Samantha R Cumley - University of Michigan–FlintKaren Heimer - University of IowaStacy De Coster - North Carolina State University
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, pp.132-136
- Edition
- Second Edition
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.45003-8
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive); Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9984269241702771
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