Examine the process by which the concepts of Femininity, Female Sexuality, Female Criminality and Female Victimology, influenc
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Examine the process by which the concepts of Femininity, Female Sexuality, Female Criminality and Female Victimology, influence the Judicial Process. The British Judicial system faces many strains as a result of criminal activity, and this therefore resulting in an increasing amount of legal cases being brought to court. As a result of this the system has adjusted its day to day, and overall operations to accommodate for the changes that have occurred whether these be social or biological. The Judicial system has also in the 20th century had to allow for the enfranchisement of women and the changes in criminal activity as a result of this in terms of society and cultural aspects. It has been argued that within the judicial system women are not equally treated, this may be in both terms of arresting and also sentencing. A key theory, of this in equal treatment, being that of femininity. Femininity...

