When the criminal justice system was created, one of the goals was to create gender neutrality and equity. However, at that time, women were not known for behaving this way. If a woman had indeed participated in criminal activities, these crimes would have been attributed to an individual who could not have fought for himself. Although people may believe that there are no “stereotypes” in the criminal justice system, it is clear that women are constantly looked down upon because of their gender. In general, women tend to be treated as fragile objects that can break at any time; the truth is that women can behave like men. Society stereotypes women; and the criminal justice system is no different. Regarding stereotypes about women in the criminal justice system, society presents as victims women who are actually capable of committing such crimes, because by doing so they can get a lesser sentence or, if necessary, a sentence longer which will protect them from any harm. .Throughout history, certain crimes have been divided into different categories based on their prevalence. For each crime, the offense and charges are different. Additionally, certain crimes tend to be committed more often by women than men, and vice versa. Crimes such as theft, fraud, forgery, and prostitution (Chesney-Lind, 1986) tend to be committed more often by women; while assaults, murders, trafficking, etc. tend to be committed by men. Statistical evidence has shown that women actually receive lighter and longer sentences when convicted of crimes similar to those of men, such as drug crimes (Coughenour, 1995). ). Criminologists come up with different theories that explain the middle of the article......to "protect" women when in fact they oppress them and portray them as weak (mentally, emotionally and physically), too. as dependent on men to “save” them. Works Cited Anderson, EA (1976). The “chivalrous” treatment of female offenders in the arms of the criminal justice system: A review of the literature. Social Problems, 23(3), 350-357Coughenour, J. Separate and Unequal: Women in the Federal Criminal Justice System. JSTOR. Np, and Web. March 15, 2014 Chesney-Lind, M. (1986). Women and crime: the delinquent. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 12(1), 78. Moulds, E. F. (1978). Chivalry and paternalism: disparities in treatment in the criminal justice system. Political Research Quarterly, 31(3), 416-430. The Sentencing Project: Research and Advocacy for Reform. (2007) Women in the criminal justice system: fact sheets.