Crime and Gender: Does the punishment fit? Before the jury stands the defendant. There is overwhelming evidence in the favor of the prosecution. The verdict comes back from the jury, not guilty. Why? The defendant is a woman. In our era of equal rights and civil liberties women have made great strides in their advancement and role in society, yet it seems that gender segregates when it comes to crime. There have been countless cases …showed first 75 words of 835 total…

…showed last 75 words of 835 total…same, be it man or women. We must ignore our ideals and norms of gender and focus on the fat that a member of society committed an act against society and should be punished accordingly. Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY 1- Verhovek, Sam: “Dead Women Waiting:Who’s Who on Death Row”, NY Times, February 8, 1998 2- Butterfield Fox: “Behind the Death Row Bottleneck”, NY Times, January 25, 1998 3- Mansnerus Laura: “Sometimes, the Punishment Fits the Gender”, NY Times, November 16, 1997