Theories Of Liberal Feminism By Aileen Wuornos

For Aileen Wuornos, the Liberal Feminist theory would apply to her case. The reason being that in Liberal Feminism, women who commit crimes are believed to be poorly socialized and almost masculine. Aileen wasn’t brought up very well, both her parents left her and her brother, leaving her grandparents to look after them. Her grandfather molested the children. Socialist feminist theory could also apply to Aileen Wuornos’ case. The reason is that Aileen was “oppressed”, or so she said. She believed that the prison matrons were trying to push her over the brink so she’d commit suicide, before they’d have to kill her. She claimed that the prison matrons were tainting her food and causing her bed to be filled mildew.

For Ashley Smith, the Radical Feminist Theory would apply to her case. The reason being that in Radical Feminism, it is argued that patriarchy is the cause of all of women’s problems, and that the CJS is the cause of women’s crimes, that the laws of today are made for men. With Ashley, she went through several different institutes for women before she killed herself. Ashley was suspended from school 6 times at the age of 13. Maybe she was …show more content…
The Peacemaking theory of Criminology agrees with the positions put forward by the film because it emphasizes conflict-resolution policies, and it also emphasizes peaceful, non-violent solutions to crime. The Critical theories of Criminology agrees with the positions put forward by this film because it emphasizes that the current system needs improvements, and that they need to move beyond the confinements of the tradition relationship between crime and justice. A critical criminologist would say that restorative justice at the school level, is a good start, and that the entire criminal justice system might want to look into implementing a method with a likeness of restorative