Although my prospectus still needs some work, my research focus is going to remain on exploring whether or not males have a predisposition to crime and violence and why.
First, I focused on finding sources that establish that there is in fact a higher crime rate among males. Statistics provided by the U.K. Government (on a website as cited below) gave me a good foundation of the specifics; a breakdown of what types of crime they surveyed and their breakdown by gender. In all cases, males were more likely to be prosecuted for crimes, and interestingly enough, be the target of them. I found very relevant facts that I will most likely quote within my paper.
I also explored sources that gave me a perspective of gender inequalities in crime from a sociological viewpoint. These focused on finding explanations for why the gap is so large in the context of contemporary society. Although the statistical evidence is necessary to provide factual support for my claims, I feel that I could and will focus on this aspect for the bulk of my research. Sociology is not a topic that I am familiar with, and I need to explore it in much more depth to get a grasp of how these articles are addressing the issue. A key thing that I did take away from them is that there are different theories regarding gender inequality in crime; this is a greatly appreciated discovery as I plan to discuss all of the ones that I can reasonably find in the body of my paper.
Although I am not yet set on sources, the links below provided me a general idea of what information I need to look for as stated in this blog.
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I think this is a really good idea and I think you have a great topic for your research paper.
ReplyDeleteI think it is definitely true that males are more likely to be prosecuted or targeted, and I would love to see more statistics on the issue.
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