Examining Gender Privilege in the Criminal Justice System
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SOCIO 1301
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Sociology
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Dec 10, 2024
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Gender PrivilegeMalachi BerdenCriminal Justice Department: the University of North Texas at DallasCJUS 5319: Class, Race, Gender, and CrimeDr. Julie SiddiqueApril 24, 2021In terms of gender solidarity, women in the United States have made substantial progress in
narrowing the inequalities that have prevented them from achieving equality with men. However,the nation is deeply split over how much work needs to be done, and these differences are largelyembedded in the increasing partisan schism that now pervades the American way of life and society. Male-identified, masculine persons continue to have an advantage over people of other genders. Patriarchy is another term for the hierarchical operation of male privilege. We also see male power overriding female authority in the mainstream. Men continue to outnumber women in positions of leadership and as news pundits. We see those type of things in our American society, especially in the criminal justice system that see males as an aggressive gender than thefemales.Male privilege refers to the sociological idea that men in politics, culture, and the workplace are naturally given certain rights and benefits depending solely on their gender. An example of this is men applying for job opportunities. Men can “apply for most jobs without worrying about being rejected because of their gender, or, if hired, not being promoted because of their gender”(Colbert, 2016). In a traditional system, men are immediately given benefits simply for being men, regardless of race/ethnicity, social status, or sexual preference. Females on the other hand, are given lesser opportunities especially in America because other males thinkjust because they’re female that can’t do the job. That also falls along in the criminal justice system that not a lot of females obtain their roles more often than men do.Rumination based on gender in the criminal justice system poses major barriers to achievinguniversal access to justice. Women, whether victims, witnesses, convicted criminals, or inmates,
are overwhelmingly affected by this issue, which continues to present major obstacles to obtaining justice. While the global number of women in jail is rising at a higher pace, criminal justice programs seem to focus on the needs of a primarily male population of inmates and prisoners. When dealing with privilege in the criminal justice system, gender can play certainroles in the way that institutionalization is a factor. “Prison systems and prison regimes are almost invariably designed for the majority male prison population – from the architecture of prisons, to security procedures, to facilities for healthcare, family contact, work, and training”(PRI, 2012). Women in jail face a collective stigma as a result of gender structures. against the opposite gender and even treated differently as such. Discrimination in society leads to unfair political relationships and access to economic opportunities. As a result, women who are in conflict with the law depend on the ability of male family members to invest time in ensuring that they have due process.Man-centric society is a way for the various leveled activity of male advantage. We see thosekinds of things in our American culture, particularly in the criminal equity framework that considers males to be forceful gender than females. Women in general given lesser freedoms, particularly in America on the grounds that different people think since they're female that can't do the work. That additionally falls along in the criminal equity framework that not a ton of females acquire their jobs more regularly than men do. Females in prison face an aggregate shame because of sex structures. The best way to change that is to allow women the same opportunities just as men and have that same easy access and laws that put them both on the same playing field when dealing in the criminal justice world.
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Colbert, K. (2016, March 25). 4.5 The Benefits and Costs of Being Male. https://open.lib.umn.edu/socialproblems/chapter/4-5-the-benefits-and-costs-of-being-male/PRI. (2012). Discrimination against women in criminal justice systems Treatment and conditions of detention for women must be gender-sensitive, says CEDAW. https://cdn.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IPU-briefing_Discrimination-against-women_English-145KB_0.pdf