NCJ Number
40076
Date Published
1977
Length
191 pages
Annotation
AUTHOR LINKS RISE IN CRIME COMMITTED BY WOMEN TO THE NEW STATUS OF WOMEN BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE GAINS OF THE WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT.
Abstract
NO LONGER DO WOMEN CRIMINALS CONTENT THEMSELVES WITH BEING LOOKOUTS, DRIVERS OF GETAWAYS CARS, DECOYS FOR CON GAMES, CASERS OF BANKS AND JEWELRY STORES, OR OTHER FEMALE AUXILIARIES TO MALE CRIMINALS. TODAY THEY ARE STRIKING OUT ON THEIR OWN, STAKING CLAIM TO THE DOMAIN TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED THAT OF MALE CRIMINALS. MORE WOMEN ARE BECOMING BANK ROBBERS, EMBEZZLERS, AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT THE WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT HAS EMBOLDENED WOMEN CRIMINALS TO COMMIT MORE 'MALE' CRIMES, AND PREDICTS THAT THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE AS THE DEMANDS FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY GROW....BS