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Criminology

the claim that justice officials treat women more leniently than men, especially women who conform to traditional gender expectations.

In criminology, chivalry hypothesis refers to the claim that justice officials treat women more leniently than men, especially women who conform to traditional gender expectations. This meaning comes from Visher (1983) in Criminology.[1]

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References

Visher, C. A. (1983). Gender, Police Arrest Decisions, and Notions of Chivalry. Criminology, 21(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1983.tb00248.x

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