Hormones in females

Cards (4)

  • besides less testosterone,females might show less criminal behaviour due to their female hormones
  • Oestradiol is found in women and is linked to empathy,lacking in some criminals
  • Eriksson et al

    compared hormone levels in men with and without alcohol-related aggression.When with aggression had lower levels of oestradiol and higher testosterone.
  • Hormones influence criminal behaviour,in men testosterone promotes it in women female hormones deters it