This looks like a solution looking for a problem. What is the alleged concrete adverse effect of the lack of widespread comment about the gender skew in crime statistics?

The RTA is currently running advertisements specifically targeted at your men who drive cars at excessive speed. There does not appear to be any outcry arising from that.

The fact that more men than women are imprisoned has been taken note of where relevant; there is more provision of correctional services for men. I don't hear anyone screaming "sex discrimination".

So what is the problem?

The statistical reporting of crime should also take into account the financial and class status of the men who commit crimes. What is the point of counting anything unless the numbers are useful in identifying cause and solution. What are the social pressures experienced by men, that drive them to commit criminal activities?

vivy, well said. We should be taking into account the gender of perpetrators but also the other issues that are likely contributers.

Willam Farrell in his book "The Myth of Male Power" talked about similar issues. He talked about the dilema facing black males in the USA and the rate at which they are imprisoned - at the time of writing his book more black men were in prison than in college. He suggested that programs needed to be developed to support black men and change the social conditions that contributed to the issue.

I'm not totally sure of the authors intent, if she is talking about presenting clear and meaningfull data so that we can address some of the social issues that lead men to be imprisoned at a far greater rate than women then I'm totally in agreement.

R0bert

Men are far more likely than women to end up in prison.
Indigenous men are far more likely than non-indigenous men to end up in prison.
I suggest that the reason for the anomalies in both cases is the way the law is applied.

RObert

You stated:

'I'm not totally sure of the authors intent, if she is talking about presenting clear and meaningfull data so that we can address some of the social issues that lead men to be imprisoned at a far greater rate than women then I'm totally in agreement.'

That's how I took it, and as vivy stated, socioeconomic indicators should be included to give a broader picture.

There was an intervention program running at Griffith University a few years ago (not too sure if it's still running). Young children were referred who were already showing behaviours that are indicative of pathways leading to imprisonment as a young offender.

I'm not an expert on this subject, but I believe there is an established pathway, such as bullying at four years, truancy at ten years, drug taking and sexual activity in early teens, car stealing etc. by late teens ...

I think it's a great idea to develop programs that target those at risk at a young age.

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