5 Reasons Females Turn Criminal

1 – Lombroso (1895) – female criminals are biologically disadvantaged.

This old theory suggested that criminals had certain biological characteristics, which manifested in them looking a certain way. According to this theory, female criminals are genetically and biologically disadvantaged, and less evolved than men. It’s suggested these women suffer from “penis envy”, which causes them to turn to crime. There is very little evidence for this approach, other than Lombroso’s own observations, and nowadays this theory would be considered sexist, and completely outdated. However, more modern theories do suggest reasons why females may commit crime, and these theories will be discussed here.