Why Is There a Specific Conditional Caution Pathway for Women

Why is there a specific conditional caution pathway for women as part of the Northumbria Police Revised Conditional Caution Framework?

A) External voluntary organisations run programs are not available for women who may fall into the categories of the other conditional caution pathways
B) Offenders of different genders are not allowed to mix
C) Women offenders do not fit into any of the other conditional caution pathway categories
D) The reasons women offend are typically different from the reasons men offend, and they often have different needs in terms of preventing future offending