There are many heinous crimes that have saturated our society; reports of a woman attacked as she walked to her car late at night, a child kidnapped and her frantic mother begging the attacker to let her son go. There is a common theme present in the reports we often see on our television screens and that theme is masculinity in crime. It seems almost unfathomable that a woman could commit murder, much less a sex crime. Because of this distorted thinking of the masses, society has shaped justice systems around the world to include women less frequently and also less harshly than their male counterparts. When a jury of peers judges little Susie Q, wife and mother of 4, on charges of child molestation, the initial opinion is one of disbelief. If this were a man sitting in Susie's seat, that man is probably considered a pervert, well before any facts or evidence are mentioned. There are numerous cases of women committing violent and non-violent sexual crimes, but we rarely see them late at night. news. Maybe because it happens less frequently than crimes committed by men? Perhaps. Or we have been conditioned to think that women are mothers; sweet, loving souls who comfort and support those they love. How beautiful. Women are biologically equipped to be mothers and all sorts of other wonderful things, but because of this generalized view, it seems that women are more likely to get away with hurting someone and that is in no way acceptable. In the article "Theories of Sexual Deviance" by Rosenberg and Associates, the author states that "the abuser can find comfort and acceptance in the children he longs for." This statement openly distinguishes a sex offender as singu... middle of paper... communication gates so that we may be able to better understand and accept that sex crimes do not discriminate based on gender. Trauma has no hormonal preferences. When it comes to harming innocent people, gender should be completely excluded and the crime should be punished without prejudice to preferential treatment. It is important that all people are held to the same standard when it comes to crime and sexual abuse and violence are no exception. Works Cited Burke, Dr. S. Instructor of Abnormal Psychology/LifeSpan Psychology, Washtenaw Community College, November 2010. Munro, Kali. Sexual abuse between mother and daughter: a painful topic. December 4, 2010. .Rosenberg and associates. “Theories of Sexual Deviance.” Angelfire.com. 04 December 2010 .