1. G ENDER - BASED T HEORY P RESENTATION Created By: Rhonda Beaver, Joseph Bergman, Charles Davis, and Brittney James Date: October 8, 2012 Instructor: Christopher Abreu

2. I NTRODUCTION “The gender theories comprise a diverse group of perspectives that specify gender as a critical variable in understanding crime (McShane, 2010, p. 187). The perspective is primarily based upon the male society, because males dominate the government, make rules, set patterns for social society and more; “males are dominate and females are subordinate” (McShane, 2010, p. 187). The goal is to produce a female perspective on society…”by analyzing and evaluating through female perspectives, it is assumed a different view will emerge of personal conflict, crime, and crime prevention” (McShane, 2010, p. 187).

3. H ERITAGE OF T HEORY The Social HeritageThe Intellectual Heritage

4. T HE T HEORETICAL P ERSPECTIVE Social Traits and Feminism Paternalism Chivalry Sexism

5. C ONTEMPORARY T HEORIES OF F EMALE C RIMINALITY Liberation Opportunities available to females

6. F EMINIST A GENDA Five perspectives for Criminologists: Liberal Feminism Radical Feminism Marxist Feminism Socialist Feminism Postmodern Feminism

7. P OLICY I MPLICATIONS Policies designed to equalize relationships between the genders are critical Overlapping problems of race, class, and gender that affect young women in the criminal justice system seem to propel them into complex cycles of victimization and offending.

8. C ONCLUSION

9. R EFERENCES