In most societies of the past and present, women have been seen as inferior and more passive than their male counterparts. Since women are perceived as being inferior and passive, it is especially shocking to society when it is learned that a female has committed a violent and brutal crime. Of course if a teenager murders a fellow classmate it should be shocking to most people, but if a teenaged girl that took the life …showed first 75 words of 3420 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3420 total…articulate and open-minded. Our actions should reflect these thoughts about humanity and we should continue to try and understand the differences of males and females. The question, are women predisposed to commit certain criminal offenses? Is a complex and confusing topic and has baffled great minds for many centuries. Continuing accomplishments in science may help answer this question, but until this happens, crime will continue to be an integral and mysterious part of our society.