Compare and contrast liberal and critical feminist views on female delinquency

What will be an ideal response?


Liberal feminism
According to liberal feminists, females are less delinquent than males, because their social roles provide fewer opportunities to commit crime. As the roles of women become more similar to those of men, so will their crime patterns. Female criminality is motivated by the same influences as male criminality.

Critical feminism
Critical feminism posits that gender inequality stems from the unequal power of men and women in society and the exploitation of females by fathers and husbands; in a patriarchal society women are a "commodity" like land or money. Female delinquency originates with the onset of male supremacy (patriarchy), the subordination of women, male aggression, and the efforts of men to control females sexually.

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