Abstract
![CDATA[Male offenders carry out the great majority of crimes. Although criminal justice agencies focus heavily on detecting, prosecuting and punishing the offending of working-class, poor and minority males, it is apparent that high levels of recorded and reported offending reflect a real and pervasive social phenomenon of disproportionate male criminality. The reasons for this have been a puzzle for researchers, officials and commentators. Since its origins at the end of the 1800s, criminology has had ongoing difficulty explaining the link between masculinity and crime. Much traditional criminological discourse had a close concern with the study and control of 'dangerous' forms of masculinity, particularly working-class delinquency, but did not tackle the relation between criminality and the socially varied attainment of male status and power.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Crime, Criminal Justice and Masculinities |
Place of Publication | U.K |
Publisher | Ashgate |
Pages | xi-xxi |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780754627401 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- crime
- male offenders
- masculinity
- psychology
- sociology