liberation thesis Flashcards
1
Q
who argue for the liberation thesis?
A
- adler
2
Q
what does adler argue?
A
- suggested that increase in female arrests for major crime since 1960s has occurred
3
Q
what evidence did she use to support this?
A
- she used fbi crime reports and also compared to developed countries
- arrests for female robbers grew by 27%
4
Q
what did she conclude?
A
- she found that there an increase in female arrests in every major crime
5
Q
what is the liberation thesis?
A
- younger women are spending more leisure time outside ‘on the streets’ away from home = they’re more likely to get caught up in deviant criminal behaviour
6
Q
what does Denscombe argue?
A
- there is now a masculinized ‘ladette’ culture: young women
are adopting behaviour traditionally associated with young men
7
Q
evaluation of the liberation thesis?
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- Heidensohn: liberation is not the reason for the apparent rise in criminality = instead, the CJS has changed in the way it operates = it’s now just prosecuting more women
