What is thought to be the inadequate explanation of female criminality

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Gender and Crime list some criticisms that have been leveled by feminist criminologists against mainstream criminologists and what is thought to be the inadequate explanation of female criminality that has been advanced by mainstream criminology. What are the criticisms that have been leveled against mainstream criminology (list as many as you can remember), and what alternatives has feminist criminology offered to provide a better approach to (or understanding of) female criminality?