Female Crime in India and Theoretical Perspectives of Crime
- ISBN-10
- 8178357127
- ISBN-13
- 9788178357126
- Category
- Female offenders
- Pages
- 316
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gyan Publishing House
- Author
- Smriti Bhosle
Description
Female crime in India traces the emerging importance of the problem of female crime. It contains and their characteristics. It examines criminals the nature and trends of female crime and attemts to provide some theoretical perspectives of female criminality. It is significant work in social science and it makes a contribution to the knowledge of criminology, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work and Law. The book will provide valuable information to researchers, government functionaries and NGOs. It also serves as a resource in addressing crimes by women and will be of interest to a multidisciplinary academics as well as policy-makers and activists.
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