Gender and Serious and Organised Crime
Journal: OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies)
Year: 2019

The transnational and changing opportunities, as well as the attractive image of crime (with its connotations of wealth, power and freedom) seduce women into entering the criminal world. The changing character of organised crime provides women with new criminal markets and clients. Although women are frequently victims of the worst forms of organised crime, they also take part in criminal activities at varied levels. Female emancipation in legal spheres of societies are reflected in criminal act