Researcher ORCID Identifier
0009-0005-2158-5436
Graduation Year
2024
Date of Submission
4-2024
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Second Department
Psychology
Reader 1
Peter Uvin
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© 2024 Dana M Villasenor
Abstract
Hollywood has painted a picture of the criminal woman as a sexy, sneaky, and often psychotic female fatale. This is because men run Hollywood. Much like movies, research on why women offend had historically focused on men as their stellar. However, towards the turn of the century and with the disproportionate rise in female incarceration, literature caught up to the fact that women and men do not experience the same socialization, standards, or reality and, therefore, have different reasons for and ways of offending. This research explores those reasons for women in the U.S. and Mexico and paints the picture of women in different environments who are suffering abuse, marginalization, parental stress, and neglect from the state and who are pushed into a life of crime. This research finds that Mexican and U.S. women offend to attain their basic needs and those of their children, that the way they offend depends largely on their socialization and the criminal environment they are in, and how these offenses are reflected in statistics is up to the state’s policy.
Recommended Citation
Villasenor, Dana, "Exploring the Factors that Influence Female Offending in the U.S. and Mexico" (2024). CMC Senior Theses. 3638.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3638
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