A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE I. CRIME HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY MALES FEMALES ARE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS EVEN IN THIS ASPECT OF LIFE II. INCREASE IN CRIMES COMMITTED BY FEMALES ALL OVER THE WORLD A. DECLINE IN DOUBLE STANDARD B. SOCIAL MOVEMENT - WORLD WIDE TO BRING EQUALITY AND PROVIDE C. OPPORTUNITY III. DIFFERENTIAL CONCEPTIONS OF MALE-FEMALE GOALS AND MOTIVATIONS HAS RESULTED IN: A. DIFFERENTIAL ACCESS TO MEANS B. INEQUALITY IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR C. PROTECTION OF MALE HIERARCHY - POWER IV. IMPROVEMENT DUE TO CHANGES IN A. ECONOMIC SPHERE B. POLITICAL PROCESS C. MEDICAL ADVANCES D. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES V. INROADS IN LEGITIMATE OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE ALSO LEADS TO
INCREASE IN ILLEGITIMATE OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE VI. OPPORTUNITY THEORY A. CULTURAL GOALS ARE THE SAME FOR WOMEN AND MEN B. BLOCKED LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE MEANS FOR WOMEN C. DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT, ROLES ETC., SUPPORTED BY BELIEF SYSTEM D. THEREFORE LITTLE FEMALE CRIME E. WOMEN'S MOVEMENT BROKE DOWN TRADITIONAL BELIEFS F. ACCESS TO LEGITIMATE MEANS NOW G. ALSO ACCESS TO ILLEGITIMATE MEANS H. WOMEN AND MEN FACE ANOMIE; IT APPEARS TRADITIONAL GENDER
ROLES SERVED THE SAME FUNCTION FOR ADLER AS POVERTY FOR
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