Turning to crime: Biology: Gender: Wilson & Daly 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyCrininological and Forensic PsychologyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: SRWallisCreated on: 10-11-13 16:17 Year of Study? 1985 1 of 8 Aim? To research competitiveness, risk-taking and violence: The Young Male Syndrome 2 of 8 How many recorded "social conflict" crimes were there? 212 (victim and offender unrelated) 3 of 8 How many "social conflict" crimes could be classified by motive? 180 4 of 8 How many cases of what they called "escalated showing off disputes" were there? 29 cases 5 of 8 What percentage of male offenders were classed as "escalated showing off disputes"? 89% 6 of 8 What percentage of male victims were classed as "escalated showing off disputes"? 97% 7 of 8 What conclusion did the researchers make? Risk taking represents a gender specific behaviour strategy that males have evolved to ensure that they get access to as many females as possible 8 of 8
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