Gendered Crime Patterns In India: A Feminist Criminology Approach
- IJLLR Journal
- Jul 14
- 1 min read
Misha, Alliance University
ABSTRACT
The present research paper investigates gender and crime relationship in India using the perspective of the feminist criminology. Traditional criminological theories tended to ignore the issue of gender and mainly concentrated on male offenders, thus not allowing the victims and offenders, who are women, to be heard. Feminist criminology criticizes these constraints through emphasizing how social orders like patriarchy, economic disparities and gender discrimination affect crime and victimization patterns.
The paper will address the key schools of feminism; liberal, radical feminism and Marxism feminism in a bid to comprehend the social and structural dynamics that determine the experiences of women with crime. It also examines different types of offences against women in India including domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, honor based violence, and dowry related offences. Such crimes are the result of the ongoing influence of patriarchal practices and gender inequality irrespective of the legal safeguards.
The paper also addresses the participation of women in crime and looks at the social and economic factors that can be the cause of women to commit crime. It finds that gendered approach to crime is the key to the creation of effective legal policies, the enhancement of the criminal justice system, and the advancement of gender equality within the Indian society.
Keywords: Feminist Criminology, Gender based violence, Patriarchy, Female criminality, Criminal Justice System.
