Time-series analysis of the female percentage of arrests for property crimes, 1960–1985: A test of alternative explanations

Steffensmeier, Darrell J.; Streifel, Cathy

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“…However, subsequent quantitative analyses of these same data, primarily by Steffensmeier (1980Steffensmeier ( , 1982 and his colleagues (Steffensmeier and Allen, 1988;Steffensmeier and Cobb, 1981 ;Steffensmeier and Steffensmeier, 1980;Steffensmeier and Streifel, 1992;Steffensmeier et al, 1979Steffensmeier et al, , 1989, but also by others (Hartnagel, 1982;Simon and Baxter, 1989;Widom and Stewart, 1986), led to the demise of these theories as relevant explanations for female offending. Simply put, the continuing evidence of stability in women's rates of violent offending combined with the lack of evidence that gender-role socialization was related to female offending (see, e.g., Grasmick et aL, 1984;Norland et al, 1981) led scholars to focus on a new set of explanatory hypotheses which would address the increases in property offending among women.…”

Section: Theory Development In the Gender-ratio Traditionmentioning

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Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

Kruttschnitt

1996

J Quant Criminol

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Researchers concur on the importance of gender to the study of crime but not on the particular methodological strategy that should be used when studying the gender-crime relationship. This paper examines the actual and potential contributions of quantitative methods for unpacking the gender-crime relationship. Three bodies of literature pertaining to the gender-crime relationship are examined: (i) offending, (ii) victimization, and (iii) criminal justice processing. The findings from this review indicate that while much knowledge about the gender-crime relationship has been uncovered with quantitative data, a commensurate amount of theoretical knowledge does not exist. The author concludes with substantive and methodological suggestions for furthering our understanding of the gendercrime relationship.

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Section: Theory Development In the Gender-ratio Traditionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

Kruttschnitt

1996

J Quant Criminol

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“…Such studies identified economic marginality as an alternative cause of increased crime rates among females. Steffensmeier and Streifel (1992) conducted one study that confronted the problem of measuring liberation versus economic marginalization. The results showed very little support for the liberation hypothesis and some support for the economic marginalization hypothesis.…”

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Liberation and Economic Marginalization: A Reformulation and Test of (Formerly?) Competing Models

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Broidy²

2004

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

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Abstract:This study reconceptualizes and tests liberation and economic marginality hypotheses as complementary explanations for female offending patterns. Both explanations are relevant in explaining female crime, but need to be reframed as interacting forces not opposing theories. It is suggested that economic marginality is in part a consequence of liberation, where the expectation of women's independence may not be consistent with their actual social circumstances. This study also assesses the explanatory power of this model for both male and female conviction rates. Results from a pooled time series, least squares with dummy variables, cross-national analysis supports this reformulated model. Although this model is a good predictor of female conviction rates, it does not appear to be good a predictor of male conviction rates. Female conviction rates are significantly affected by male employment status, indicating that social conditions that are linked to female crime are a function of the economic and social position of both sexes.Keywords: liberation | crime | crime rate | gender | economic marginalization | conviction rates | cross-national crime | gender differences in offending | gender specific theory Article:In 1979, Giordano and Cernkovich challenged the then popular liberation hypothesis, claiming that the relationship between liberation and crime was oversimplified. Researchers have previously tried to find a direct link between liberation and crime, hypothesizing that liberation "causes" crime. Attempts to find this direct relationship have been largely fruitless. Consequently, the liberation thesis has been abandoned for more empirically sound theories, such as the economic marginality hypothesis. These two hypotheses have become competing explanations, with the empirical results generally favoring economic marginality.

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“…En fait, il semble que la pauvreté demeure la cause principale de la criminalité féminine et la « féminisation de la pauvreté » entraîne une augmentation de la criminalité de type acquisitif (Steffensmeier, 1993 ;Heimer, 2000 ;Holtfreter et al, 2004 ;Société Elizabeth Fry du Québec, 2011). De plus, les crimes à caractère économique peuvent être considérés comme une réponse rationnelle des femmes à leur pauvreté et leur insécurité économique (Steffensmeier et Streifel, 1992). La recherche démontre que des taux élevés de divorce, la monoparentalité des femmes, et d'autres indicateurs d'un faible statut socioéconomique des femmes sont liés à l'augmentation de certains types de délits, dont le vol à l'étalage (Steffensmeier, 1993 ;Holtfreter et al, 2004).…”

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Évaluation d’un programme alternatif pour contrevenantes

Meunier

Wemmers

Jimenez

2013

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La criminalité féminine est caractérisée par des crimes de nature économique ou commerciale. Des programmes communautaires peuvent offrir aux contrevenantes une solution de rechange au processus pénal. Dans cet article, nous présentons les résultats d’une évaluation du programme « Entraide Vol à l’Étalage » (E.V.E.). Il s’agit d’un programme présentenciel offrant aux femmes accusées de vol à l’étalage ou d’autres délits à caractère économique, au Québec, la possibilité de participer à un programme d’éducation et de prévention. Les résultats démontrent que les femmes qui participent au programme E.V.E. reçoivent des sentences plus clémentes et présentent moins de récidives que des femmes ayant commis des délits de même nature, mais n’ayant pas suivi le programme.

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Time-series analysis of the female percentage of arrests for property crimes, 1960–1985: A test of alternative explanations

Cited by 46 publications

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Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

Liberation and Economic Marginalization: A Reformulation and Test of (Formerly?) Competing Models

Évaluation d’un programme alternatif pour contrevenantes

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