Criminology Gender Blind
‘’Is criminology "gender-blind" : women and crime’’
Brilly Amancio
04-10-2013
Criminal Justice 212
Criminology
Prof: Christopher Geraghty
Brilly Amancio
Is criminology "gender-blind" : women and crime( by and against)
Woman in Criminology has a really big change from back in the days till now.
Before woman where not that involved in crime either if it was in the good side
like being a cop, detective, lieutenant, or of it was in the bad side, as to being the
one committing the crime. Criminology, as with all academic disciplines, was a
male-dominated sphere. Men regarded the world through a very narrow lens, and
the experiences of women rarely provoked serious interest.
Back in the days woman where more likely to stay home, cook, take care of kids
and wait for their husbands to get home, not even work. Woman were not much
socialized with society other than other woman and did not spend much time in
the streets as men did. Woman were not viewed as a big factor in society rather
than the male which was the man working to bring food home. There were not
much activity for a woman to be out in the streets much as too like sports and
jobs. Very few of them would practice one of those options.
Where woman were mostly considered as as a criminal was with prostitution. This
was the most popular crimes for woman since it was hard to find a woman or a
young girl being in a gang since back in the days there was more discipline with
kids and woman depended on their husbands.
Men were more involved in crimes since they were in the streets more, hanging
out with friends, playing sports or working since women were not really able to
work much or just believes were much different back then. Most police officers,
detectives, judges or anything involved with law enforcement were men.
Now a days everything is equal, there is as much woman involved in crimes and
the law
Brilly Amancio
04-10-2013
Criminal Justice 212
Criminology
Prof: Christopher Geraghty
Brilly Amancio
Is criminology "gender-blind" : women and crime( by and against)
Woman in Criminology has a really big change from back in the days till now.
Before woman where not that involved in crime either if it was in the good side
like being a cop, detective, lieutenant, or of it was in the bad side, as to being the
one committing the crime. Criminology, as with all academic disciplines, was a
male-dominated sphere. Men regarded the world through a very narrow lens, and
the experiences of women rarely provoked serious interest.
Back in the days woman where more likely to stay home, cook, take care of kids
and wait for their husbands to get home, not even work. Woman were not much
socialized with society other than other woman and did not spend much time in
the streets as men did. Woman were not viewed as a big factor in society rather
than the male which was the man working to bring food home. There were not
much activity for a woman to be out in the streets much as too like sports and
jobs. Very few of them would practice one of those options.
Where woman were mostly considered as as a criminal was with prostitution. This
was the most popular crimes for woman since it was hard to find a woman or a
young girl being in a gang since back in the days there was more discipline with
kids and woman depended on their husbands.
Men were more involved in crimes since they were in the streets more, hanging
out with friends, playing sports or working since women were not really able to
work much or just believes were much different back then. Most police officers,
detectives, judges or anything involved with law enforcement were men.
Now a days everything is equal, there is as much woman involved in crimes and
the law
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