Women Offenders and Types of Crime
Explain the concept of linkage and its significance for democracy (sources: lectures, Kurlantzick)
August 3, 2017Gender sex vs. gender, sexism, sex roles, patriarchy, Glass Ceiling, institutionalized sexism, feminism,
August 3, 2017
Women Offenders and Types of Crime
Paper instructions:
The Assignment (2–3 pages):
•Briefly describe two types of crimes that are more likely to be committed by women than men. Reference the FBI web resource listed in this week’s Learning Resources.
•Explain possible reasons each type of crime is more likely to be committed by women than men.
•Explain how women offenders may be treated differently than men offenders in the criminal justice system at the law enforcement, court, and/or correctional level(s).
•For your two examples, explain possible reasons for the differential treatment.
