The peculiarity of female crime

Abstract

The article touches upon a very urgent problem of women’s crime. Crime is a social phenomenon that affects badly the Russian state law principles. Female crimes are usually connected with low levels of morality in our society. They can be the main criteria estimating cultural values existed in a modern society. The literary review let us determine female crimes as illegal actions committed by women. The relevance and peculiarities of female crime are described. The authors conclude that it is possible prevent crimes based on the peculiarities of women’s psychology.