CAUSES AND PATTERNS OF FEMALE CRIMINALITY: A CRIMINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT This study investigated the causes and patterns of female criminality, using criminological analysis. The origin of Criminology was devoted to studying “criminal man”, which means that crime is primarily regarded as men’s activity, ignoring the fact that women can perpetrate crime as well, even though at varying intensities and/or gravities. Yet, increasing complexity and industrialization of the modern societies are accompanied with the corresponding rise in female criminality. ...
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