Explaining Female Crime

This Assignment examines the different treatment of females across the world and how it affects female criminality. Early American Feminist criminologists have asserted that females who have more opportunities are more likely to commit crime. Does this assertion correctly apply worldwide?

Please provide empirical resources to support your discussion. 

Assignment should be 3–4 pages in length.

1. Compare the female crime rate in the United States with one other country with a vastly different female crime rate.

2. How is the treatment of females the same in the two countries? How is the treatment of females different between the two countries? Be sure to compare both the formal laws and the cultural norms and values from each country.

3. Do the differences in treatment of females between the two countries explain the differences in the crime rate?

4. How will your understanding of the treatment of females in other countries impact your relationships in the workplace? What can you do to bridge the cultural differences and build effective relationships?