CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Feminist School Of Criminology, Anomie, Radical Feminism
1 Nov 2016
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The canadian uniform crime report suggests that male and female offending is similar when it comes to offence category but not offence volume. Most common crime committed by female offenders is theft under . Lowest level and most widespread type of property crime. Theft under is second most common offence for males. Most common crime committed by male offenders is assault. Level 1: lowest level and most widespread type of violent crime. Also second most common offence for females. 3 times as many males as females are arrested for criminal offences, suggesting that while they may commit similar type of offences, male are likely to commit more offences. The gender gap is more pronounced when it come to seriousness of offence type: Males are 11 times more likely than females to commit offences like forcible confinement, kidnapping or abductions. Males are 8 times more likely than females to commit robbery.
