Crime particular to women: Women who commit Crime Men commit about 80% of all Crime Men commit 93% of all murders Why do women commit so few murders? Theory: Women’s orbital frontal region of the brain larger in women = more ability to control aggression. Crime particular to women: Münchausen syndrome by proxy is a disorder in which a person deliberately causes injury or illness to another person (most often his or her child / 90% WOMEN), usually to gain attention or some other benefit.

Women serial killers “Angel of Mercy” Nurses or health care workers who kill their patients Mothers: Münchausen syndrome by proxy Psychopathy: Officially called “Anti-Social Personality Disorder” Animal Cruelty Early sexual activity Emerged in childhood (about 8 years old) Lack of empathy Substance abuse