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Pollack

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P: doesn’t believe that males commit more crime and argues that is due to treatment and biology

biology: Women are compelled by physiology to commit crime such as hormones and the menstrual cycle which can cause emotional disturbance
treatment: leniency in the criminal justice system - chivalry

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Chivalry thesis:

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This refers to the idea that’s the male dominated criminal justice system view women as vulnerable,
childlike not responsible for their actions which results in more lenient sentences and caution

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Speed and Burrows:

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looked at sentencing for shoplifting and found that males were twice as likely to receive a custodial sentence

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Klein:

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Argues that the chivalry basis is too simplistic

He argues that chivalry is classist and racist and is only applicable to white middle-class women who are least likely to be involved in the criminal justice system

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Factors:

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Courts consider mitigating factors and aggravating factors:

Mitigating factors: factors that work in the individuals favour such as a lack of previous offending, a guilty plea and remorse

Aggravating factors: factors that do not work in the individuals favour such as no remorse, a history of offending and a weapon

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Heidensohn:

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Stresses that females who display feminine behaviour such as crying may be treated more lenient than those who do not

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Hedderman and Gunby:

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Argue that females often have more complex situations such as domestic violence and children and therefore mitigating factors aren’t chivalry but instead are appropriate