Discussion Question Criminal Justice

Please include the question, and then your answer/analysis, double spaced, 12 font, times new roman1
1 Why is the media obsessed with the
image of the female offender? What implication
does
this
have
on
understanding the realities of female
offending?
2. What does research say about the
gender gap in offending?
3. How have drug addiction and the war
on
drugs
become
a
gendered
experience?
4. How are drugs, property crimes, and
prostitution connected for many female
offenders on the streets?
5. What
are
the
risk factors
for
prostitution? How do these issues affect
a woman’s ability to exit the streets?
6. Why
are jurisdictions reluctant
to
legalize or decriminalize prostitution?
7. Why do women engage in property
offenses?
8. How do girls use their gender within the
gang context?
9. Discuss the types of violent crimes in
which women most typically engage.
10. What role does mental illness play in
cases of women who kill their children?