Gender in a Criminological Context: Understanding Gender Differences in Behaviors, Attitudes, and Identity

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Gender differences exist in many areas of crime and delinquency, and scholars in recent years have been calling for greater exploration of the intersection between gender and criminal justice. This panel examines how gender may shape behaviors, attitudes and identity in a criminological context. First, we consider how gender interacts with risk factors to influence specific forms of delinquency. Second, we present research explaining enduring gender differences in women’s and men’s punitive attitudes. Finally, we present research examining how peer network identities affect attitudes and behavior among girls and boys.

Sub Unit

• Area IX: Juvenile Crime and the Justice System / 57: Delinquency

Individual Presentations

• Delinquent Consequences of Family Instability by Sex of Youth - Walter Shelley, University at Albany, SUNY

• Collateral Effects of Gang Membership and Affiliation for Adolescent Females and Males - Dana Peterson, University at Albany, SUNY; Vanessa Panfil, Old Dominion University; Yu Gao, Florida State University

• Why Women Are More Punitive Toward Sex Offenders: A Test of Three Hypotheses - Jasmine Silver, University at Albany, SUNY

Chair

• Jasmine Silver, University at Albany, SUNY