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This article discusses the role of gender in the commission
of crime, criminality, and harm prevention, by critically examining the notion
of crime within theories about women’s and men’s criminality, and the gendered
nature of crime control policies throughout the United Kingdom (UK), England,
Wales, and Scotland. Throughout the literature, there has been a continued
focus on women needing to be ‘repaired’ when they commit crime, because women
are seen as having gone outside the traditional role of what it means to be
female. On the other hand, the link between hegemonic masculinity and criminal
behaviour among men is often ignored within criminal justice policies. It will
be argued that both women and men are failed by a system that does not engage
with gendered power and harms within society. A combination of targeted
approaches that focus on the factors that lead to offending is required to
reduce crime.