This essay is going to apply a number of theories on two practical issues in todays society first of all in this essay it will evaluate the correspondence between criminality and gender by utilizing the analysis of crime statistics along with applying a series of theoretical approaches namely the chivalry thesis in conjunction with double deviance to show erudition on these practical issues in todays society. Secondly, this essay will then perpetuate onto evaluate the application of a range of criminological approaches/perspectives theories to criminological uses, for instance, examine the relationship between the media and crime furthermore to visually perceive if the media engenders and possibly amplifies crime rather than the media just reporting it and engendering a moral panic. In addition to this, the theories of psychologists and sociologist will be applied to this area of deliberation. The chivalry thesis is a theoretical approach which challenges the validity of crime statistics as it shows that men are treated more harshly due to double standards. According to the official statistics, 19
,031 women were convicted of several offences compared to 185,323 men in the year 2011 (Ministry of justice,2011:9). However, these statistics can be questioned, with the chivalry thesis as the court’s assessment of the characters of them being a woman who is accustomed to having more traditional roles in society as they should conform to accepted standards of monogamous heterosexuality and motherhood. So, therefore women are perceived to be less vulnerable and in need of protection. (Pollak, 1950 in Browne et al (2016)) supports this suggestion and argues that most people who work in the criminal justice system are male-dominated and they are socialised to act in a gentleman way with being polite and considerate towards women, this is known as chivalrous way. So, therefore, women are less guilty and treated more lenient than men. (Browne et al, 2016:490). So, to validate this argument this shows women who do commit crimes and are not prosecuted with it due to the chivalry theory, so this means that it will not be put on file and therefore it challenges the validity of official crime statistics.