SOC 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Ender Wiggin, Differential Association, High Tech
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Gender is the strongest and most consistent correlate of crime and delinquency. (with the exception of prostitution) Males are much more likely to offend than women. Just as there are numerous branches of feminism, there are numerous branches of feminist criminology with numerous disagreements and shadings of meaning within those branches. Simon described recent changes in the types and volume of crime committed by women but argued that it was not because women were taking on masculine characteristics. As women moved out of traditional homebound roles they encountered a much wider variety of opportunities to a commit crime, particularly economic and white collar crimes, which required access to other peoples money in positions of trust. Both adlers and simon"s theories argued that liberation from traditional women"s roles would increase crimes committed by women. Simons opportunity thesis had more validity but on the whole there was little evidence that this new female criminal: existed all.
