Examine the different treatment of females across the world and how it affects female criminality. Early American Feminist criminologists have asserted that females who have more opportunities are more likely to commit crime. Does this assertion correctly apply worldwide?

Please provide empirical resources to support your discussion. Your Assignment should be 2–4 pages in length.

1. Compare the female crime rate in the United States with one other country with a vastly different female crime rate.
2. How is the treatment of females the same in the two countries? How is the treatment of females different between the two countries? Be sure to compare both the formal laws and the cultural norms and values from each country.
3. Do the differences in treatment of females between the two countries explain the differences in the crime rate?
4. How will your understanding of the treatment of females in other countries impact your relationships in the workplace? What can you do to bridge the cultural differences and build effective relationships?

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The demand for gender equality and equal opportunities has a darker side. On this note, the same way women are seeking opportunities in legitimate places is the same way others are engaging in crime. Radical feminists have argued that amidst the struggle of fighting for equal opportunities, issues like sexism and patriarchy factors have attributed to the increased rates of female offenders. With that in mind, the focus will be comparing the rates of crime among female offenders in the United States and Botswana. Hence, this will help in establishing whether there is a relationship between the treatment of females and crime rates.

Female crime rates in the United States

Based on data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (2012) and by focusing solely on the women statistics, it shows that a total of 2,474,637 or 26.2 percent females were arrested. The arrests were a result of crimes like robbery, arson, violent crime, murder, drug abuse, prostitution, and fraud, among others. On the other hand, Statistics Botswana (2016) showed a total of 6% female offenders between the ages of 25 to 39 years. From…