Women Offenders (1)
You should write at least two sentences on each question. Then come back to post a reply to two of your classmates’ responses.
1. Why do women have lower crime rates than men?
2. What crimes do girls and young women commit and why?
3. What do you think about the issues that Meda Chesney-Lind raises in her interview and lecture about young women and gangs? Do you agree with her?
Ill attach instructions reading and student post below.
If the link does not work – go to YouTube and type in ‘Meda Chesney-Lind, feminist criminologist, talks gangs at UCLA’
Answer preview
- Why do women have lower crime rates than men?
The crime rates for women are lower than that of men mainly because women commit fewer crimes than men. Women are also more rational than men tend to be and they, therefore, think of the consequences of doing something illegal…
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