进化心理学是西方心理学中近年来出现的一种新的研究取向,对犯罪学的研究具有重要的启发作用。本文从进化心理学的角度阐述女性犯罪的成因,认为女性犯罪是对短缺资源的竞争,而女性比男性较少犯罪是因为女性进化出了较低的恐惧阈值和男性对女性的社会控制。 Evolutionary psychology is a new research orientation emerging in western psychology in recent years, which has an important enlightenment on the study of criminology. This article illustrates the causes of female crime from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. It considers that female crime is the competition for the shortage of resources. Women are less likely to commit crimes than men because women have evolved lower fear thresholds and male social control over women.