Violent Offenders Research

Violent offenders are readily one of the most interesting topics of criminal justice. Research on violent offenders focuses primarily on violent male offenders, however, emerging research has focused on violent female offenders. A small amount of studies that have examined violent offenders using an intersectional approach find that offenders often differ in their acts based on gender, race, class, and other structural factors (Bernard, 2013; Potter, 2013; Baskin & Sommers, 1993; Miller, 1998 add more). These differences could be due to various elements; however, it is something to further explore as they can relate back to systems of inequality.
These differences in violent offenders are potentially affiliated with social constructs. Social

Both black males and females are accounted for violent crime. For instance, black females are more likely than white males to engage in homicide, aggravated assault, and robbery (Simpson, 1991; Sommers and Baskin, 1992). Highlighting how race places an important mitigating factor in violent crime, both across racial and gender barriers. Violent crime rates are not the only difference among race and crime. How an individual carries out a violent crime also differs by race. For instance, blacks are more likely than whites to use a weapon or be affiliated with a gang at the time of a violent crime (cite). With whites being 10% less likely to use a gun or be affiliated with a gang and blacks 121% more likely. This could be partly accounted for by the violence than represents the African-American communities of underclass (Miller, 1998). The more violence that surrounds someone, the more likely they are going to be to engage

Men are more likely than women to engage in violent crime (cite), with men commits 15 more percent of crime than women (cite). However, there are women who do engage in violent crime and little is known about their involvement. There are various theories as to why this difference is and why women engage in crime, many of these theories use feminist approaches which address issues such as inequality, systems of oppression, and more. These reasons are all connected and build on another in explaining female criminality and how it differs by race. Not only do men and women differ in crime, they also differ in ways of carrying out their crimes (Miller, 1998). Miller describes how women carry out robberies different than men, by being less likely to commit a robbery alone (1998). This provides evidence that men and women differ in their actions of how they carry out violent crimes. It also sheds light on violent female offenders, giving more understanding about their