Gender and Crime Annotated Bibliography

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GENDER AND CRIME ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gender and crime Annotated Bibliography
Bell, K. (2017). Gender and Gangs. Crime & Delinquency, 55(3), 363-387. DOI:
10.1177/0011128707306017
The study draws from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to clarify whether
females and males differ when it comes to risk factors linked with gang association. The authors
integrate theory and studies from social control, social disorganization, as well as feminist views
regarding delinquency/crime. From the research, limited dissimilarities are found between girls
and boys when it comes to risk factors linked with gang association and results linked with gang
participation. as an alternative, the study establishes that parental social management,
involvement and attachment; age, race, peer fighting and the safety of the school are similar
factors that influence girls and boys in gang participation. This study has played a crucial role in
enabling me to understand the key factors that influence males' and females' participation and
involvement in a gang.
Curry, T., Lee, G., & Rodriguez, S. (2016). Does Victim Gender Increase Sentence Severity?
Further Explorations of Gender Dynamics and Sentencing Outcomes. Crime &
Delinquency, 50(3), 319-343. DOI: 10.1177/0011128703256265
Curry, Lee & Rodriguez (2016), conducted this research to determine whether the gender of a
victim increases the severity of the sentence. The researchers used data of criminals who had
been convicted of three brutal crimes in 1991, within the seven biggest counties in Texas. The
authors found out that criminals who had victimized women were given longer sentences as
compared to the ones who had victimized men. However, the research didn't make observations
on whether there is any criminal who received a nonincarcerated or incarcerated sentence. The