PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENT CRIMES
The Female Gender as Perpetrators of Violent Crimes
This topic has been selected from table 33 from the FBI website on the arrest trends in 2019. According to the FBI report, violent crimes comprise rape, aggravated assault, robbery, and non-negligent manslaughter and murder. According to one report, a total of 62,053 women above 18 years were charged with violent crimes, while 5,572 females below 18 years were charged with the same in 2019.
I selected this topic because it is a unique occurrence. For the longest time, the male gender has been perceived to be the perpetrators of violent crimes like murder. Ideally, the female is not built for such crimes. However, statistics have brought out a view contrary to this prior common belief over the last few years.
There have been rising cases of women being charged and convicted in some of the crimes mentioned above. Many agree with the theory that men perpetrators of criminal offenses are higher in numbers...
However, with the increasing trend in crimes perpetrated by women, one might question a time will come when both genders will be on the same level as far as a criminal offense is concerned.
It is known that males are the most criminal, and their driving power is based on the patriarchal system, but females' percentage is also rising. However, not much is known about the gender gap trends and the reasons for criminal behavior. The economic literature exploring gender conjunction in the labor market has failed to investigate female participation in the crime arena properly. To fight crime effectively, there is a need to analyze this gap in the crime arena to understand its evolution by identifying its main determining factors.
Why Women are Increasingly Becoming Violent Crime Offenders
Several literature reviews have analyzed the cause of females' increase as perpetrators of violent crimes and criminal offenses in its entirety. However, many studies have focused on men, so understanding why women commit crimes has become a severe shortcoming. One theory that tries to explain violence by women proposes and maintains that women's root of criminal violence…
