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Encyclopedia.com: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice: Gender and Crime

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Examines male and female patterns of criminal activity, looks at theories that have been developed to try to explain why males offend at a much higher rate, and at the debate over the reasons for increased female crime in recent decades. It ends with a discussion of gender differences in life conditions that likely impact on whether females commit crimes.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional