In 2007, 9% of the US's (enormous) prison population was female: http://hdrstats.undp.org/indicators/266.html
It may not be the case that no women commit heinous crimes. It is certainly the case that they do it at a much lower rate than men. Regards, Chris Green York U. Toronto ========= Don Allen wrote: > > Well no actually. In a previous life I spent about ten years as a > prison psychologist. I worked in both male and female federal and > provincial correctional centres so I have a fair amount of experience > to draw on. I can assure you that women have committed acts that were > as heinous (and more) than did their male counterparts. These crimes > ran the gamut from homicide to sexual assault. One story that was > frequently presented was: "I copped to the plea so my girlfriend could > walk". I have no way of verifying those claims but I suspect that a > number of them were true. > > The notion that women are less capable of vile acts than men fits well > with a view of women as the "fair sex" but I don't think that it is > well supported by the data. > > -Don. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:29 pm > Subject: Re: [tips] Any guesses on the probability? > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > > > On 16 Sep 2009 at 13:04, Michael Smith wrote: > > > > > > However, that doesn't answer my main question as to whether > > there is a > > > bias in the legal system and society in general that women are > > > considered less capable of vile acts than men, and why this > > might be > > > > Because it's true? > > > > Stephen > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. > > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > > Bishop's University > > e-mail: [email protected] > > 2600 College St. > > Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 > > Canada > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------ > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > > > Don Allen > Dept. of Psychology > Langara College > 100 W. 49th Ave. > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V5Y 2Z6 > Phone: 604-323-5871 > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
