Review Paper
Year: 2023 | Month: August | Volume: 10 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 850-858
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.202308109
Identifying Patterns/Drivers in Women Criminals
Dr. Rupaali Andaluri1, Aastha Gupta2
1SSO-I, Forensic Psychology Division, CFSL, Delhi, India
2Forensic Intern, Forensic Psychology Division, CFSL, Delhi, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Rupaali Andaluri
ABSTRACT
The general notion of women, who are usually regarded as caregivers and nurturers, can kill in cold blood is difficult to accept in Indian society. Despite the belief that murders are mostly male-perpetrated, women are often also culprits, killing with the same heartlessness as any male killer. As is the case with other aspects of life, it is often seen that the motivations of women killers are different from their male peers. While many male criminals are driven by sadism, sex, violence and lust, women's motivations are found to be mostly economic in nature. Predominantly many Motives are common, to both genders are greed and mental imbalance.
This present paper is an attempt to study different aspects of women criminal with parameters or drivers such as Education, Family Background, Social Status, Personal life, and any history of sufferings Mentally or Physically. This paper also focuses on various Modus Operandi adopted by Such Women. The Study will help Criminologist and Forensic Psychologist to understand the reason why a woman who is supposed to be caregiver is able to take away the life in cruel manner. The study will help to prevent / handle such women from committing such offences by Knowing the psychology and motive behind a criminal mind.
Keywords: Forensic Psychology, women, female criminals, murders
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