Have you ever wondered why women are absent from crime narratives? How do their crime motives and behavioral patterns differ from men's? How do the social, cultural and economic structures that perpetuate discrimination and marginalization affect them? In this book, you will find satisfactory and shocking answers, and you will discover the hidden aspects of this phenomenon, and put it under a critical and aware lens on the lives and actions of these complex women. But your journey will not stop at listing the facts, but rather will delve deeply into the root of the problem. You will understand how gender, class, and race intersect to create pathways that lead women to crime. You will see the role of role-based socialization, silent institutional discrimination, and stifling economic barriers that push some women to make desperate choices. So, are you ready to face the dark truth and embark on a journey that opens your eyes to the hidden and complex world of women and crime? Open the pages of this book and walk with Carol Smart on the edges of the shadows, where courage meets truth and justice to look at the world of crime with critical and conscious eyes, and to think carefully about societies that create female criminals, then punish and ostracize them without trying to understand the circumstances that pushed them into the abyss of darkness. Reading this book will make you: You see the world of crime with new eyes. ▪Understand the social conditions that push some women to crime. Read exciting true stories about women of crime from different backgrounds. -You wonder about our role in creating more just and safe societies for all. Contributes to the important dialogue on criminal justice system reform. ▪Feel strong and inspired by the stories of women who overcame difficulties.
