FOREWORD III
                   PREFACE VII
                   ERRATA X
                   Female Criminality - A Trend Analysis 1
                   The Research Problem and Research Procedure 30
                   Nature and Pattern of Female Offences 39
                   Socio-Economic and Personal Background of the
                   Female Offenders 60
                   Causation of Crime - Analysis of Cases 84
                   Social Environment and Deviance 140
                   The Nature of Female Criminality - A Retrospect 157
                   Epilogue 174
                   BIBLIOGRAPHY 183

                   INTERVIEW SCHEDULE 189
                   INDEX OF PROPER NAMES 195
                   INDEX OF SUBJECTS 199