Title: Extending Learning, Control, and Strain Perspectives to Explain the Gender Gap and Female Offending
Abstract: Chapter 3 Extending Learning, Control, and Strain Perspectives to Explain the Gender Gap and Female Offending Lisa Broidy, Lisa BroidySearch for more papers by this authorMegan Nyce, Megan NyceSearch for more papers by this author Lisa Broidy, Lisa BroidySearch for more papers by this authorMegan Nyce, Megan NyceSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Shelley L Brown, Shelley L BrownSearch for more papers by this authorLoraine Gelsthorpe, Loraine GelsthorpeSearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 March 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119874898.ch3 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Mainstream criminological theories explain individual involvement in offending and account for differences in antisocial behavior and criminal involvement across individuals. This chapter focuses on three mainstream theories that have been widely tested on both females and males: learning, control, and general strain theories. Each of these theories is ostensibly gender neutral, so the central criminogenic mechanisms should account for female and male offending. The chapter also focuses on the relationships females and males have with family and peers. Males act out precisely because they learn what is expected of them in peer networks and because parental socialization is less inclined to challenge such behavior in boys than girls. The chapter suggests ways to incorporate what we know about how macro- and micro-level gender dynamics influence family and peer dynamics into these three theoretical frameworks to better account for gender differences in crime. The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice, and Policy RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2022
Publication Date: 2022-03-08
Language: en
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