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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > offenders > female offenders
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > special populations > female offenders
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female offenders  

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  • In colonial America, men and women were considered equal partners, aiming to achieve shared goals, initially of survival, and, later, of establishing their homes in the New World. There is little information published about female offenders during that time period. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Women as Offenders]

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