Female Offender Inequality

Introduction
Violence is an epidemic in America, always at the top of concerns. Rape, robbery, and murder are all concerning violent crimes that have caused controversy in the media and politics. Oftentimes, there is a clear description in what a violent offender resembles, and it is often male and often black. These descriptions often create delusions about who can commit what crime, leading to dismiss others for committing similar acts. In return, limited information is left on others committing crimes and the differences they retain. This thesis will examine how different factors of inequality shape an individual’s involvement in violent crimes. Distinctively, it will be seeking to identify differences between violent female offenders and violence male offenders, as well as probing what traits a “typical” violent female offender possesses when committing the crime. An intersectional approach will be used to capture systems of inequality in violent criminals approaches to crime, to ensure to incorporate …show more content…
For instance, In American society men are often reinforced to be aggressive and not show emotions, when complying to this they are “doing gender”. One could argue, as some researchers have, this construct is often carried out in crime. In return, this can account for some differences and disparities in violent crime. Social constructs of gender and doing gender can also be held reliable for differences among violent male and female offenders. For instance, men could be committing violent crimes differently based on them complying with gender norms and the same for violent female offenders. Similarly doing identity, also accounts for differences in groups, but also incorporates race. Meaning, differences can occur based on one doing something in line with their race and gender. These are necessary concepts to consider when looking at how two groups differ in criminal