What are the differences between female and male careers in crime? Why do you think these differences occur?
What will be an ideal response?
• A study of brothers and sisters of incarcerated teenagers conceptualized gender as social practices.
• Six social factors are intertwined with delinquent activities, limiting female delinquency while enabling and rewarding male delinquency.
• These factors included male dominance, differences in routine daily activities, variations in sexual interests, and transition into adulthood.
• Male careers begin to begin earlier and to extend longer into the adult years.
• Conventional life patterns such as marriage, parenting, and work draw both males and females away from gangs and delinquency, but do so more completely and quickly for females.
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a. Coercive measures alone are only marginally successful. b. Strong military retaliation is very effective. c. Repressing adherents of extremist sentiment is a highly effective option. d. Both “strong military retaliation is very effective” and “repressing adherents of extremist sentiment is a highly effective option”.
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A. an average of 4 percent B. between 10 to 15 percent C. an average of 25 percent D. between 15 and 20 percent
Most hate crimes in the United States are based on ______.
A. race B. gender C. religion D. disability