tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post1973668490027165368..comments2019-05-15T23:59:20.159-07:00Comments on Feminist Legal Theory: Female CriminalityLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-87191213640962752682009-11-20T16:51:20.147-08:002009-11-20T16:51:20.147-08:00It seems to me that criminal men often take advant...It seems to me that criminal men often take advantage of the women in their lives to help them either execute a crime or escape prosecution. I have been struck recently by the number of women charged with crimes involving kidnapping and sexual abuse (I'm thinking of the murdered girl in Tracy, and the women who was abducted as a child and recently "found" after more than a decade). I'm fascinated by the type of relationships these women had with the sociopathic men in their lives, and how those relationships may have influenced them to become criminals themselves.<br /><br />And how many women are charged with accessory before/after the fact, aiding and abetting, and harboring fugitives for helping their boyfriends or the fathers of their children to escape prosecution after a crime has been committed. The specter of losing a loved one or a provider is a strong incentive to conceal someone's whereabouts, and many women are likely unaware of the severe consequences that these actions can have. <br /><br />I'm also thinking about the number of women who become murderers as a result of an abusive relationship. Although some of these women escape prosecution if they can establish self-defense, so many others are told they should have just left.<br /><br />I'm not trying to suggest that there is a man lurking in the background of every female criminal, but I do wonder if we took economic pressures and pressure from significant male counterparts out of the equation, how many female criminals would we be left with?ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752852909496531176noreply@blogger.com