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Mind Map by kpmaclean298, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by kpmaclean298
about 10 years ago
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Gender-Conflict Theory: Women in the Criminal Justice System
- Gender
- Sentencing and Offending
- women viewed as "need to be protected"
- reinforces male-dominated positions
- Given more leniency in sentencing; unless low status or minority
- Why?
- Women were seen as repressed by society or stigmatism of chivalry/paternalism
- Women were seen as repressed by society or stigmatism of chivalry/paternalism
- Why?
- reinforces male-dominated positions
- offenders who victimize women were treated more harshly
- women viewed as "need to be protected"
- Women in work
- "reserve labour force": unequal pay for same amount of labour
- stereotypical admin duties or caregiving jobs (ie. nurses, secretaries)
- women officers face a lack of opportunity for promotions, and usually end up working administrative tasks rather than law enforcement or patrol
- "reserve labour force": unequal pay for same amount of labour
- Women in prisons
- Prisons ill-equipped to deal with women
- all programming and research is geared to males
- all programming and research is geared to males
- malpractices in women health in prison (e.g. pregnancy)
- Prisons ill-equipped to deal with women
- Sentencing and Offending
- Conflict Theory
- definition: questions traditional values and views law as a power to keep specific political groups in power
- Belief that crime is a symptom of social decline
- Capitalism is the root of crime
- Capitalism is the root of crime
- Law is designed to keep white males in power and ensure that females are subordinate
- Belief that crime is a symptom of social decline
- definition: questions traditional values and views law as a power to keep specific political groups in power
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