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COMMUNITY PERCEPTION TOWARDS CRIMINAL WOMEN A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT SWABI

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2023(VIII-I).01      10.31703/grr.2023(VIII-I).01      Published : Mar 2023

Community Perception Towards Criminal Women: A Case Study of District Swabi

    Women who engage in criminal activities often face a complex set of challenges that go beyond the legal consequences of their actions. Society's perception of criminal women is often harsherthan that of their male counterparts, as women are traditionally viewed as caregivers and nurturers rather than as criminals. This perception is shaped by cultural and social norms, media representation,and individual biases. In this essay, we will explore the community's perception towards criminal women and the factors that influence it. These representations contribute to the stigmatization of criminal women, making it more difficult for them to reintegrate into society after serving their sentences. In this research, it is discussed how women in society are forced to commit a crime and what are the factors which make them do so. One of the factors that shape community perception towards criminal women is the nature of their offences. Women who engage in violent crimes are often
    viewed as more dangerous and threatening than those who commit non-violent offences.

    Community, Perception, Crime, Women
    (1) Quaid Habib
    BA Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Swabi KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Afzal Ahmad
    MA Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Swabi KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Shaheer Ali Shah
    BS Commerce, Quaid e Azam College of Commerce, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Habib, Quaid, Afzal Ahmad, and Syed Shaheer Ali Shah. 2023. "Community Perception Towards Criminal Women: A Case Study of District Swabi." Global Regional Review, VIII (I): 1-7 doi: 10.31703/grr.2023(VIII-I).01
    HARVARD : HABIB, Q., AHMAD, A. & SHAH, S. S. A. 2023. Community Perception Towards Criminal Women: A Case Study of District Swabi. Global Regional Review, VIII, 1-7.
    MHRA : Habib, Quaid, Afzal Ahmad, and Syed Shaheer Ali Shah. 2023. "Community Perception Towards Criminal Women: A Case Study of District Swabi." Global Regional Review, VIII: 1-7
    MLA : Habib, Quaid, Afzal Ahmad, and Syed Shaheer Ali Shah. "Community Perception Towards Criminal Women: A Case Study of District Swabi." Global Regional Review, VIII.I (2023): 1-7 Print.
    OXFORD : Habib, Quaid, Ahmad, Afzal, and Shah, Syed Shaheer Ali (2023), "Community Perception Towards Criminal Women: A Case Study of District Swabi", Global Regional Review, VIII (I), 1-7
    TURABIAN : Habib, Quaid, Afzal Ahmad, and Syed Shaheer Ali Shah. "Community Perception Towards Criminal Women: A Case Study of District Swabi." Global Regional Review VIII, no. I (2023): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2023(VIII-I).01