Women and Criminality: A Concerning Issue

Bulks of the persons who come in conflict with criminal law happen to be males. With degrees in variations this can be described as a universal phenomenon and India is no exception to these rules. Sociologists, criminologists and researchers have usually focused their attention on inmates in prison in general irrespective of their gender and consequently scant attention has been given to explore the nature of female criminality and corrective measure. The aim of this paper is to infer certain insights through the changing trends of women and criminality in the present scenario.