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> I'm not sure I agree. Having worked in both mens' and womens' prisons, > I can tell you that there was a lot more violence in the womens' > prison. "Less violent" may be too broad of a generalization. Violence > can be categorized into type, intensity, frequency, etc. When the > variables are examined, you may find gender differences among some, > none among others, and patterns opposite your assumptions in yet > others. But is women in prison vs. men in prison a fair comparison. I'm sure there are far fewer women in prison, so they must be a very exceptional group within the gender. Seems to me anyway.
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