Psychological Differences Between Crime Rates In Men And Women

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When a person thinks of somebody committing a crime, they usually think of a male. Whether it's a harsh felony, or just a misdemeanor, males are still associated with criminal activity. This paper will be reviewing research related to crime rates in men and women, as well as some psychological causes of these statistics. This paper will also briefly examine crime rates and the use of police force in different communities. This paper brings together 8 different scientific articles, many of which have been published in The Journal of Crime and Delinquency.

Why Crime Rates are Lower in Women

One reason that women might have reduced crime rates is because women tend to exhibit more self control compared to men. T.C. Lagrange and R.A. silverman produced a study in which they measured acts of low self control in male and …show more content…

There are several factors the cause men to have a higher tendency to commit crime, all of which are psychological. Firstly, men are more likely to respond to stresses with violence. Men have a higher chance of committing a crime when stresses rise, while women tend to move towards alcohol or drug abuse (Erratum, 25). Men have more testosterone in their body, and this releases during times of high stress, which can lead to violent behaviors and crime (Dorian Furtuna, 47). Men also tend to have more more strain throughout their life, which occurs in many different forms. The 3 main strains are the failure to achieve positive goals, the loss of positive stimuli, and the presentation of negative stimuli (Fear of crime and criminal victimization, 52). Men tend to experience these more often due to different societal stereotypes. Men are primarily thought of as the money maker in families, and the strongest member of a family. This might not alway be the case, and men who feel like they don't fulfill their role enough may get stressed and resort to

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