NCJ Number
36974
Journal
Social Science Quarterly Volume: 56 Issue: 4 Dated: (MARCH 1976) Pages: 658-663
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
CRITIQUE OF AN ARTICLE ON THE TOPIC OF WOMEN IN CRIME WHICH RELATED UNIFORM CRIME REPORT DATA, THEORETICAL SPECULATIONS INVOLVING THE CHANGING STATUS OF WOMEN, AND RESPONSES OF GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO THOSE CHANGES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DEFENDS ONE OF HER EARLIER WORKS ON THE SUBJECT OF WOMEN AND CRIME THAT WAS CRITICIZED IN THE ARTICLE AND IDENTIFIES GAPS IN THE DATA PROVIDED AND FLAWS IN THE REASONING. SHE ALSO CRITICIZES THE INADEQUACY OF THE LITERATURE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE OTHER AUTHORS. TABLES SUMMARIZING COMPARACTIVE CRIME DATA BY OFFENSE AND SEX OF THE OFFENDER AND WHITE COLLAR AND CLERICAL STATISTICS FOR FEMALES AND MALES FROM 1948-1971 ARE ADAPTED FROM THE PRESENT AUTHOR'S EARLIER WORK. FOR THE TEXT OF THE ARTICLE CRITICIZED, SEE NCJ-36710.