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thesis saying women are treated more leniently by the CJS than men
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chivalry thesis
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survey type where people are asked to record what crimes they have committed
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self report study
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survey type where people are asked to report crimes committed against them
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victim survey
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political + sociological perspective that women should be treated equally to men
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feminism
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expected patters of behaviour/ socially approve actions based on gender
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gender roles
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female expressive role creates less offending, male instrumental causes more
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sex role theory
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individual who's behaviour is internalised and copied, of perceived higher status
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role model
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theory than women commit less crime due to control placed over them by men
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patriarchal control
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culture than prefers socialising at home in private rather than in public spaces
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bedroom culture
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distorted retellings of an event which make it seem more dramatic or important
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sensationalist
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invisible barrier that prevents women rising to senior positions at work
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glass ceiling
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offer to women that if she works, she will be offered material rewards
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class deal
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offer to women that if she conforms to gender norms, she will receive rewards
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gender deal
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thesis that says as society becomes more equal, women will commit more crime
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liberation thesis
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arresting and prosecuting people for less serious crimes than previously
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net widening
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media label for stereotype of girls who displayed antisocial + violent behaviour
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ladettes
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where a prediction chat leads to its own completion just by being made
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self fulfilling prophecy
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disproportionate societal fear of a problem with an oversimplified cause
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moral panic
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feminist term for non feminist theories of crime that don't apply to women
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malestream
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the dominant, most prestigious form of masculinity which men aim towards
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hegemonic masculinity
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form of masculinity where men subordinate themselves in certain situations
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accommodating masculinity
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form of masculinity where men commit crimes or acts of deviance
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oppositional masculinity
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the status that comes with physical assets of masculinity like muscles
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bodily capital
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crime committed against members of a different ethnicity to the criminal
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inter-ethnic crime
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crime committed against members of the same ethnic group to the criminal
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intra-ethnic crime
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perspective that believes statistics reflect real differences in offending
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realism
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the perception that you are less well off than other people
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relative deprivation
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type of crime committed for financial or material gain
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utilitarian crime
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blaming someone/something else for others criminal actions
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scapegoat
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repeated viewing of violence causes less reaction to it
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desensitisation
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