The police are so against charging women its hilarious. The reason being is to not separate the woman from the possible relationship they have with a child. That's why women who make it to jail custody are way worse than the guys, because they've either been given many chances and have screwed up so many times they must be a piece of s***, or they've done something so bad, the police can't ignore the circumstance and have to charge and the JP has no choice but to send them to jail.
The inequities in the justice system are a f***ing joke. And even when women make it to jail, they're given exponentially more access to programs and treatment.