Explaining Women's Lesser Involvement in Crime

... INTRODUCTION I chose this topic because in recent class work we have done I was supprised to discover the difference between the crimes committed by men and women. I think it would be interesting to find out what teenage boys and girls think of some of the facts I discovered. I think far more men commit crimes and more serious crimes than women. I think this is because men have a far tougher reputation and feel more pressured to prove this reputation. In my back ground reading I discovered that the male crime rate in England and Wales is over 4 times higher than the female crime rate. In 1995 395200 males and 8440 females were found guilty of or cautioned with serious offences. Female offenders are more likely to be involved in theft and handling stolen goods than in other more serious offences. In 1991, over 70% of female offenders

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