ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the contribution of feminist theory to the explanation of crime. It discovers more about female terrorists and suicide bombers, not only in the United States but also in strife-ridden areas, such as Iraq, Palestine, and North Korea. The chapter explores the varieties of feminist theory including liberal feminism, radical feminism, Marxist feminism, and socialist feminism, it is important to consider how gender relations shape crime and criminal justice and how patriarchy is as powerful a force as class and race. It shows how feminist scholarship has focused on core issues that highlight the importance of the difference between men's and women's patterns of crime and victimization. The chapter explores many advocacy groups, including victim services on college campuses, working to raise awareness for men as victims of abuse from their wives or girlfriends. It notes that the primary feminist contribution has been to show that "gender inequalities exist in society and that these inequalities should be addressed".
