feminists

• women are treated and punished as double deviants - they have firstly broken the law, and secondly they have broken the norms that govern their gender behaviour.
• the media portrays female offenders as 'monsters', which is not true for male offenders who are usually portrayed as victims or misunderstood
• feminist criminologists argue that women's crimes are often seen as more serious than men's because they challenge traditional gender roles
• female criminals are often seen as more dangerous than men because they are less predictable
• feminist perspectives argue that women commit fewer crimes because they are socialised differently from boys