NCJ Number
95849
Journal
Social Science Quarterly Volume: 65 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1984) Pages: 703-718
Date Published
1984
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Current discussions of the effects of adult female labor force participation and nontraditional sex-role attitudes on female criminality have been based on analyses of the Uniform Crime Reports, which contain no data on the labor force status or sex-role attitudes of offenders.
Abstract
The present research uses survey data to test the hypothesis that employed females and females with nontraditional sex-role attitudes approach males in their level of illegal behavior, while females who are not employed and those with traditional sex-role attitudes are significantly less involved in crime than males. The hypothesis is supported for economic offenses, but not for 'expressive' offenses. (Author abstract)