1. Because men and women differ on average in their psychological traits.
If you took a random man and a random woman and had to guess which one was more temperamentally aggressive and you guessed the man, you'd be right 60% of the time. That doesn't seem like too much of a difference, but when the distribution of men is slightly shifted more towards aggression than the distribution of women, the extreme end of that spectrum is going to be predominantly male. And it's the extreme end of that spectrum that you tend to find violent criminals.
It's also the case that men are psychologically more disagreeable than women on average and that women tend to be more neurotic (sensitive to negative emotion) than men on average. One of the consequences of this is that men and women are differently represented in psychological disorders. Women are overrepresented in anxiety and depression, and men tend to be overrepresented in anti-social disorders, and antisocial behavior also feeds into criminal behavior.
2. Because men typically have significantly more upper body strength than women. I'd imagine men would be more likely to favor their chances in a violent physical altercation inherent to a life of crime, whereas I'd imagine a woman would be a bit more concerned for her physical safety.
Originally posted by BrolyBlack
Women are generally nicer people.
You've never met a woman business owner, have you. 😂
They can be every bit as ruthless, believe you me. Seen one particular co-owner of a comic book store demand an 8 year old kid returns his free ball cap, because his mom wanted a refund on a 60 dollar file. The husband thought that went a little too far, and talked her out of it by appealing to emotion, ergo "Come on, Marge, it's a kid for christ sake. Let 'em keep the cap, it means something to him."
I think it's also a factor that men tend to find it easier to take risks and to generally disconnect from whatever it is they're doing, that's partly why you'll find more men working menial or labour intensive jobs, we can hack it better due to our ability to switch off. This trait is useful for a life of crime IMO.
Originally posted by samhain
I think it's also a factor that men tend to find it easier to take risks and to generally disconnect from whatever it is they're doing, that's partly why you'll find more men working menial or labour intensive jobs, we can hack it better due to our ability to switch off. This trait is useful for a life of crime IMO.
A life of crime, or a life as a champion of feminism in your professional life, and a womanizer and harassor in your private life.
It's true, many men rationalize their behavior.
Just like there are many men, that rationalize loyalty to family and friends, but to no one else.
The good side of this, is men tend to live by their own self image. They pigeonhole themselves into their rationalizations, and become predictable thereof.
For my part, I have little respect for those that rationalize everything out of self interest. And have some respect for those that are loyal to them and theirs... Give me a crass, abrasive man that everyone hates, but who takes care of his family, over a smooth talking two faced Ponzi that would leave his wife and kids in the streets any day.
Sexism
Women are more likely to use direct aggression in private—where other people cannot see them—and are more likely to use indirect aggression in public. Men are also more likely to be the targets of displays of aggression and provocation than women.
Studies show that when this is controlled for, sex differences in aggression are greatly reduced.This means that gender-role norms play a large part in the differences in aggressive behavior between men and women.
Research also suggests that rates of physical aggression within the context of dating and marriage tend to be similar for men and women, but improperly contextualized partner violence counts men who defend themselves as perpetrators and women who have ex post facto justifications of their violence as victims.
There are also substantial differences in the treatment and behavior of defendants in the courts on the basis of gender, with women receiving more favorable treatment than men.
Sexism pathologizes the behavior of men while infantilizing women. All of this leads to disparities in rates of criminality between the sexes.
Originally posted by cdtm
You've never met a woman business owner, have you. 😂They can be every bit as ruthless, believe you me. Seen one particular co-owner of a comic book store demand an 8 year old kid returns his free ball cap, because his mom wanted a refund on a 60 dollar file. The husband thought that went a little too far, and talked her out of it by appealing to emotion, ergo "Come on, Marge, it's a kid for christ sake. Let 'em keep the cap, it means something to him."
Sounds like a bit anecdotal. Generally women are a bit more kind and caring then men. It’s in their nature.