Hooray For Equality!

University of New England’s chair of sociology Kerry Carrington said the cases highlighted a global trend about violence and young women.

“More girls are committing violent crimes,” Professor Carrington said.

“The gender gap is closing (and) it is a worrying trend.”

Teens commiting murder is not new and certainly not to be unexpected when the social mores and conventions which helped moderate behaviour in the past are being eroded.

-- Nora