CJ ST 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Relational Aggression, Impulsivity, Michael R. Gottfredson

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Criminal Justice Studies
• Course: CJ ST 241
• Professor: DeLisi

Document Summary

Little (cid:364)esea(cid:364)ch is done on female offending. Wat(cid:364)ia(cid:364)ch(cid:411) : societal s(cid:411)stem that enfo(cid:364)ces masculine cont(cid:364)ol of se(cid:410)ualit(cid:411) and labo(cid:364) of (cid:405)omen. The(cid:411) can be (cid:817)infe(cid:364)io(cid:364)(cid:818) and become f(cid:364)ust(cid:364)ated (cid:405)ith societ(cid:411) T(cid:411)pes of delin(cid:363)uenc(cid:411) a(cid:364)e t(cid:411)picall(cid:411) labeled male o(cid:364) female. Wat(cid:364)ia(cid:364)ch(cid:411) the(cid:364)efo(cid:364)e insulates (cid:405)omen f(cid:364)om delin(cid:363)uenc(cid:411) as the(cid:411) a(cid:364)e (cid:364)egulated and e(cid:410)pected to be bette(cid:364) C(cid:364)ime is (cid:817)(cid:405)o(cid:364)se(cid:818) (cid:405)hen females commit it. Relational agg(cid:364)ession : beha(cid:404)io(cid:364)s that emplo(cid:411) damage to (cid:364)elationships o(cid:364) the th(cid:364)eat of damage to anothe(cid:364) pe(cid:364)son. Women a(cid:364)e mo(cid:364)e likel(cid:411) to use this agg(cid:364)ession than men. Gi(cid:364)ls a(cid:364)e less likel(cid:411) to sho(cid:405) (cid:364)eliance than bo(cid:411)s (cid:405)hen o(cid:404)e(cid:364)coming en(cid:404)i(cid:364)onmental st(cid:364)esso(cid:364)s and a(cid:364)e the(cid:364)efo(cid:364)e a(cid:364)e mo(cid:364)e likel(cid:411) to be (cid:404)ulne(cid:364)able to p(cid:364)oblem beha(cid:404)io(cid:364)s that can cause delin(cid:363)uenc(cid:411) Female offende(cid:364)s tend to ha(cid:404)e a mo(cid:364)e se(cid:404)e(cid:364)e (cid:404)ictimization theo(cid:364)(cid:411) than men. Man(cid:411) (cid:405)omen (cid:405)ho li(cid:404)e on st(cid:364)eets and commit c(cid:364)ime do it to (cid:364)un a(cid:405)a(cid:411) f(cid:364)om abuse at home. White gi(cid:364)ls inte(cid:364)nalize thei(cid:364) (cid:404)iolence mo(cid:364)e and ha(cid:404)e mo(cid:364)e mental p(cid:364)oblems.