NCJ Number
41827
Date Published
1976
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE VERACITY OF THREE POPULAR BELIEFS REGARDING THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON FEMALE CRIMINALITY.
Abstract
DISCUSSED ARE THE THEORIES THAT THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IS CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED FEMALE CRIMINALITY, THAT THIS CRIMINALITY IS MORE VIOLENT AND AGGRESSIVE IN NATURE, AND THAT FEMALE OFFENDERS CONTINUE TO BE TREATED WITH PATERNALISM BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE VALIDITY TO THE MYTH OF THE NEW, VIOLENT, AND AGGRESSIVE FEMALE CRIMINAL; THAT WOMEN ARE BEING ARRESTED MORE FREQUENTLY ALTHOUGH THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMMITTING MORE CRIMES; AND THAT WOMEN STILL RECEIVE DIFFERENTIAL, AND SOMETIMES PREFERENTIAL, TREATMENT AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM....ELW