Education and Crime of Women

Education and Crime of Women

            Women have increased in the labor market and the crime market in the world today. Generally, women have desired to have the same opportunities as men, especially in the labor market. However, with a lesser scale, there is an increase in women in criminal activities. This means that crime is not only for men but also for women who need to be investigated more. Despite women committing the same crimes as their counterparts, the judicial system seems to be more lenient to them. Countries such as the United States has taken the initiative of looking for a solution that will help cope with the rising number of women in crime. One of the ways that the American government is focused on as a solution to reduce the number of women in crime is education.

Notably, men are known to commit more crimes than women. This shows that most governments have focused in solving cases that involve more as the criminals and not so much on women. However, according to statistics, the amount of crime commented by women in the United States has increased tremendously over the past decades. Women have accounted for a third of all arrests, both white-collar and property offenses. On the other hand, the one-fifth of arrest for violent crimes. This has forced the United States to focus on determining crime among women and men. According to Cano-Urbina & Lochner (2019), education policies and school attainment have been known to discourage criminal activities among women. Women are fond of focusing their minds in education to the end when given an opportunity. Additionally, when women are given hope of living a better life through having a purpose in society, they tend to focus more on achieving their goals through education. This means that they will have no time to think nor indulge themselves in criminal activities. According to different theories such as sociological theories of crime and the economic theories based on human capital and rational choices show that the human capital investment is known to reduce crime, and it has been evident in the United States and other developed countries. On the other hand, there are different reasons that show that the impact of education can be different between men and women.

Crimes are known to be more personal to women than men. For example, women tend to be forced into criminal activities by their husbands or partners. This shows that school can be a great place that women can be influenced where family structures are taught. Moreover, women are known to participate less in the labor market than men because they are mostly focused in house household jobs than men. This means that their opportunity to participate in crime can differ compared to men. Majorly, women have a higher labor elasticity than their counterparts. They are secondary earners in their families. Due to job inequality, women are forced to work on low paying jobs, thus have not time to think about committing a crime. On the other hand, women are known as caregivers; therefore, it will be a great opportunity to show them that education can have a huge impact on their success with their children.

Additionally, determining the effect of education on the reduction of crime cannot necessarily be determined because of the factors that can become a hindrance, such as the schooling choice. For example, people how have problems with self-control can have a hard time adjusting in school, thus having poor grades. This means that when they graduate, they will have a hard time getting a job; thus, they can choose to commit crimes so that they can earn a living (Oreopoulos, 2006). On the other hand, according to different studies show that education can reduce crimes when introduced to people at a younger age. For example, when a randomized school admission lottery is introduced to students, it gives them the opportunity of attending public schools, thus reducing their chances of committing a crime when they grow older. In the United States, black students showed great improvement when exposed to educational, thus reducing crimes in the African American community. Thus, the black community is a great example of how great and effective education can be in improving the lives of many people. This action has made the government of the United States consider using education to fight crime in women. The first place to focus on is on the small girls. This is a great opportunity because small girls are not exposed to many things that may contribute to their participation if crime activities. Good morals are best introduced to young people because they tend to react well in doing good than when adults. This means that the small girls will grow with good morals; thus, the chances of not contributing to crime are very low. The other category of women is married. Married women are more likely to participate in criminal activities because they are more influenced by their husbands (Cano-Urbina & Lochner, 2019). As a result, when they get an opportunity if being introduced to an education system that mostly focused on family structure. If they learn the importance of education, they will definitely look for work that will keep them busy, thus having no thought of joining crimes. Different research and support systems show that it is possible for education to have a significant impact on the development of women’s lives and change their perspective about life and crime.

Conclusively, education is an important tool that has been proved to reduce crime in the society. As a result, it can be used to reduce crime, especially in the aspect of women, because they are easily changed by education systems. With a higher rise in crimes in women, it has been known to be a major factor that can cause a lot of problems in the United States. Therefore, it is the decision of the government of the United States to make sure that they have reduced the impact of crime caused by women and education is known to be the main solution that can be. Research that was done by Javier and Lance shows that there is an increase in women committing a crime, and the number is almost equal to men. This is because women have been given the opportunity to participate in the labor market compared to the old times where they were more focused on household production. However, with the best strategy on how to provide education to all groups of women and to those who are already in jail so that they can have an opportunity to make a good decision in their lives