Adler1975: as women become liberated from the patriarchy, female crimes will become more frequent and as serious as mens. Women have begun to adopt traditionally ‘male’ roles in legitimate and illegitimate structures. Women have greater self confidence and assertiveness and more opportunities to commit white collar crime in legitimate structures.
Female Offences rose during the 2nd half of 20th century. Female share of offenses rose from 1/7 to 1/6
Denscombe2001: study of midlands teenagers’ shows females as likely as males to engage in impulsive behaviour and girls adopting more male stances
