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It is a well known fact that criminal science of the past did not make difference between understanding the offending behavior of men and women. Only with a significant progress of the psychological science criminal science, which is closely connected psychology made a significant progress in understanding the criminal behavior. It goes without saying that a ‘struggle for equality’ significantly influenced this new approach and understanding of the criminal science; the understanding of criminal behavior of men and women. The reasoning they commit crime and the whole term offending behavior as a whole.
The investigators signified several cluster model and investigated the participating percentage of female in the committing different crimes. It goes without saying that they took into account the fact that there was a severe difference between the two investigated groups. Those who born in 1953 demonstrated pretty different results from those born in 1958. And also there was observed a significant growth in the female crime activity observed (due the increased activity of female rights movements and inability to express themselves), especially in committing crime at the young age. Signifying several categories the investigators used a number of clusters to signify specialization of offending and come to the conclusion that after the age of 16 as male as well as female come to the specialization in committing crime: “In broad terms, there is increasing specialisation as male offenders get older. This is measured by considering the next age group in which a reconviction occurs. Those remaining in the same cluster are termed specialists. The majority of male clusters become more specialised with age. However, there is a difference between the pattern observed for shoplifting where specialisation continues to increase into adulthood, and wounding where specialization levels off at age 21. Aggressive property offending and wide-ranging car crime illustrates an exception, with specialisation declining with age. There is no evidence of changes in specialisation for females. A very high proportion (around 80%) in versatile offending who were reconvicted continued with their pattern of versatile offending. In contrast, only about half of the shoplifting cluster who were reconvicted continued as shoplifters” (Soothill, Francis & Fligelstone, 2002 p. 5). Providing such a deep investigation process, the researchers have come to the conclusion that male offenders born in 1953 vary significantly between men and women. They have identified 9 types of male offending, which showed that significant diversity than women offending (born the same age); the investigators identified on three types for female offending. The same time another group, born in the 1958 observed wide variety of offending types for both men and women. The investigators found out that for the male offenders that was observed so called “distinct age profile”. For example the types of offending termed as ‘non-violent property’ and ‘shoplifting’ won their core popularity at the young criminals aged from 10 to 15.

But when it comes for the females, it have turned out that they demonstrated less variation within the age groups. Another significant input of this research into the criminal science that the researchers found out that the growing up process also significantly influence criminal activity of the offenders. Growing up they could be assessed using this methodology and there is an evidence of increasing specialization in older age groups (Soothill, Francis & Fligelstone, 2002 p. 1). The following graph would perfectly illustrate the dominating crime activity for different age for female and illustration for the fact they are less subjected to changes and specialization

(Soothill, Francis & Fligelstone, 2002 p. 5).
The types of offending identified as ‘aggressive property offending and wide-ranging car crime’ (they are observed in male offending list) turned out to have strong likelihood at the each age group. It goes without saying that providing investigation of behavioral tendencies of the different age groups (especially at the very young age) the researches made a significant input in the investigation of contemporary criminal science and the influence of gender on the criminal activity. It goes without saying that signifying the critical age for certain criminal activity would help criminal practitioners in the preventive job and informational parttern: “The clusters, as descriptive summaries of offending, could supplement the standard categorisation in the official criminal statistics, and provide an alternative view of offending that is closer to the real patterns of criminal behaviour. The recent criminal history of an offender can be summarised and greater understanding can be gained of high risk and low risk groups in terms of future criminal activity” (Soothill, Francis & Fligelstone, 2002 p. 5 – 6). It goes without saying that such investigators help to signify the behavioral peculiarities not only by the age of the criminals, but their gender also play a significant role. This new approach, signified by the separation of the gender role into certain and very important part of the research and it showed the real progress of criminal science. It is essential that men and women should be studied within the criminology separately. This study would help to understand, which of the criminal groups become more proffered by men and which by women. That would help to make criminal science analysis to use individual approach for different criminals and use preventive measures in the risk groups. It goes without saying that such an articles help to understand the core differences between the two sexes. It is very important for the criminal science as its main aim to prevent offending that is why they need the newest methods to reach the aim. Personally I support the idea of separation as due the emancipation period and increase of the feminists movement (alongside with the struggle for the rights of lesbians and gays) the growth of crime activity among the female has become obvious and a number of research connect this to the psychological dependencies to stereotypes, willing to express themselves and liberation of social morality norms. It goes without saying that such investigative practice could help to prevent crime activity at the young age signifying the age of the risk groups and making the core crime type or activity the individuals are subjected due to their gender. As the statistical data is still proving the women are subjected to the economical crime activity and this research made a stress on the fact that theft (could be referred to as shoplifting), is among the most popular crimes at different age groups. That is why the following paragraph would examine whether the current day statistical data and research prove that the economical crime has become the core problem for the female difference and how do the struggle for equality influenced that fact.