1. Gender and Crime Task: Write down a general trend that you think you know about gender and crime.

2. Aims and Objectives Aim – To develop an understanding of the different explanations of male versus female crime Objectives – Develop an understanding of evolutionary, biological and sociological explanations of male crime through the use of posters, worksheets, presentations and media analysis.

3. FACTS 1999-2009 227,400 Males found guilty of all offences 49,000 Females found guilty of all offences (Criminal Statistics Annual Report: Ministry of Justice)

4. Why do men commit more crime? Men are naturally more aggressive? Socialisation; – Media – Family – Gender roles Female’s do not get caught? ACTIVITY: Create mind maps in groups discussing each of these possibilities in explaining higher rates of male offending (10 minutes)

5. Daly and Wilson (1988) Evolutionary explanation of why males commit more crime

6. Task Read the article provided Complete sheet provided to summarise Daly and Wilson’s study.

7. Biological Explanation The role of testosterone? Dabb’s and Morris The link between SES and testosterone.

8. Media representation of Women Read the articles provided How are the female criminals represented in the media? Discuss the articles provided and create mind maps to explain how the media prevents women from committing crime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq70brIQP40

9. Victims 22.6% Men 20.5% Women (BCS 2011)

10. Language Use in the Media How are males described as victims? How are males described as offenders? How are females described as victims? How are females described as offenders? TASK! Find recent newspaper articles to do with crime (preferably from a tabloid newspaper) and answer the questions above. Work in pairs

11. Task Develop an understanding of: – The Chivalry Thesis (and a critique) – Patriarchal Control – Functionalist Sex Role Theory – Class and Gender Deals – The liberation Thesis – Masculinity and Crime – Postmodernity, masculinity and crime Create a PowerPoint Presentation explaining all of these points. Use pictures, and Youtube.

12. Homework Complete PPP/Update blog. Next lesson: Summary of all theory to do with Gender and Crime. Extension: Complete Blog

13. Aims and Objectives Aim – To develop an understanding of the different explanations of male versus female crime Objectives – Develop an understanding of evolutionary, biological and sociological explanations of male crime through the use of posters, worksheets, presentations and media analysis.