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gender gap in crime: a standalone construct

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Criminology

the persistent difference in the rate and kind of offending between men and women, explained through gendered norms, opportunity and moral development.

In criminology, gender gap in crime refers to the persistent difference in the rate and kind of offending between men and women, explained through gendered norms, opportunity and moral development. This meaning comes from Steffensmeier (1996) in Annual Review of Sociology.[1]

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References

Steffensmeier, D., & Allan, E. (1996). Gender and Crime: Toward a Gendered Theory of Female Offending. Annual Review of Sociology, 22(1), 459-487. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.22.1.459

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