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            Criminal justice refers to a system set in place to detect, detain, and put offenders and criminals on trial to determine their innocence or guilt and accord appropriate punishment or clemency accordingly. The criminal justice system is comprised of law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system, which work together to prevent and punish perpetrators (Downes, Rock, & McLaughlin, 2016). Numerous theories have been applied in criminal justice, further providing more insights into the causation of crime and ways to curb new trends. An argument can be formulated to explain the role of gender in felony and criminality; the approach can be referred to as gendered criminality theory.

            The gender criminality theory would be based on the premise that an individual’s gender disposition determines their likelihood of committing a crime or being influenced to embrace deviant behaviors and perspectives. The assumption would suggest that males are more likely to commit crimes compared to females. This hypothesis would be founded on observations made on historical, current, and projected trends in criminal behavior. Establishing the veracity of this observation would be done through a survey on various sociocultural perceptions about the likelihood of a specific gender group to engage in illegal activity (Downes, Rock, & McLaughlin, 2016).

The research would be conducted using face-to-face interviews and questionnaires sent via email. Social media surveys on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter can also be used to determine which particular sex inclines towards criminal behavior. The probable findings would be used to support the study’s null hypothesis, which states that males are more likely to commit crimes compared to females. These results would be pretexted on the premise that the society is designed in a manner that allows men to encounter more opportunities for breaking the law. The theory would also establish that society is patriarchal – an aspect that gives men resources and opportunities to commit crimes when compared to women.

References

Downes, D., Rock, P. E., & McLaughlin, E. (2016). Understanding deviance: A guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.