The purpose of the research is to analyze female delinquency and the causes of their behavior, in a multidisciplinary way from the legal, criminological, psychological and social perspectives, based on the contributions from women inmates in the Women's Rehabilitation and Preventive Center of Puente Grande, Jalisco. In the methodology, thefield study was conducted with inmates held for crimes of homicide and robbery in the Preventive and Women's Rehabilitation Center of Puente Grande, Jalisco (2008 to 2013), interviewing 25% of the total prison population (figures provided by the mentionedPreventive Center) between 18 and 35 years of age. Among the results, it was identified that female offenders have problems due to psychological and social alterations: their own crime, denial of the fact, psychological problems, aggressiveness, family and economic problems.
