CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY,VICTIMOLOGY AND PENOLOGY PROJECT ABSTRACT

Gender and Crime: Female Criminality

Criminology has treated women's role in crime with a large measure of indifference. Generally crimes committed by women differ from male criminality. The differences can be seen in the nature of the crime and its consequences, combined with the method, crime weapon, and choice of victim. It is difficult to overlook the fact that crimes committed by women have a more emotional characteristic then those committed by men. Women are far less likely than men to commit crime. This pattern seems to hold true all over the world. Only 19% of known offenders are women. The reason to choose this project is to study the difference in crime rates and types of crime committed both the sex. To also study the reasons for criminality in women.

Mithun Shashank, 2009-25.