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Criminology: Gender and Crime Statistics

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Criminology: Gender and Crime Statistics

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What percentage of people arrested in America for all crimes in 2019 were men?

73% (correct)

51%

62%

79%

What was the focus of criminology historically?

The study of men behaving badly (correct)

The study of women behaving badly

The study of crime and gender

The study of female criminality

What led to feminist scholars asking questions about women and crime?

The men's movement of the 1970s

The women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s (correct)

The crime wave of the 1990s

The women's movement of the 1980s

What is one of the core elements of feminist thought?

Gender is a social, historical, and cultural construct built on biological sex differences and reproductive capacities Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of people arrested for violent crimes in America in 2019 were men?

79% Signup and view all the answers

What is a range of feminist theories?

Women should have equal opportunities to those of men to women should never have sexual or romantic relationships with men Signup and view all the answers

What is a fundamental assumption underlying gender relations and social constructs of masculinity and feminity?

Men are superior to women Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of feminist criminology?

Studying women on their own terms and recognizing multiple factors Signup and view all the answers

What do liberal feminists believe is the root cause of women's subordination?

Denial of civil rights and social opportunities Signup and view all the answers

According to radical feminists, what is the root cause of all social relations in inequality?

Masculine power and privilege Signup and view all the answers

What is a key focus of radical feminist perspectives on crime?

Violence against women and criminal victimization Signup and view all the answers

What do radical feminists believe is the most widespread form of oppression?

Women's oppression, existing in virtually every known society Signup and view all the answers