After summarizing the survey's methodology and response, the paper discusses changing patterns in female criminality as they relate to age, offense type, and level of socioeconomic development. Slightly over half of the 61 countries responding to the survey reported an increase in female crime and delinquency between 1970 and 1982. A review of sex differentiation in criminal justice processing addresses the myth that women are treated more leniently than men, problems faced by females in custody, and pretrial diversion and noncustodial sanctions for women. The report's final section explores factors that have limited women's role in criminal justice administration and ways this participation can be broadened. Survey data on women in law enforcement, the court system, and corrections is discussed. The survey questionnaire, references, and tables.