Outline three reasons why more males than females are convicted for crimes PDF

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Outline three reasons why more males than females are convicted of crimes? (30 marker) One reason for convictions is down to expectations. There's more stigma that surrounds women. Law enforcement may have preconceived thoughts that women wouldn’t commit a crime due to the stereotype that women are feminine and dainty and that crime is something that’s done by a man. On top of that, females get let off much more easily because of these stigmas than males do. ONS (2013) found that only 17% of females were given parking or speeding tickets as opposed to 31% of those being males. Another reason is the way in which women have been socialised. Women, traditionally, were socialised to be housewives that stayed at home cooking and cleaning and so it’s not in their nature to commit crimes. Men are most likely convicted because they may not have a male role model to show them what an honest and hard working man looks like and so in order to achieve that men then turn to crime so that they may achieve that. Messerscheemitt says that high levels of crime are committed by males because they want to prove they’re a ‘real man’ by committing non-utilitarian crimes. They believe that by doing this they are becoming financially successful and this is helping them prove they are a ‘real man’. The most obvious way a man can ‘act out’ this ‘aspect of masculinity is to get a well-paid job. However, not all men can achieve this goal through the legitimate means of getting a high paying job, as there are relatively few of these available, and as a result some will turn to crime in order ‘show they are successful’....