People from different societies predict and/or expect men to engage in criminal behavior than women. However, researchers have conducted different studies, which demonstrate how that belief can be valid but inaccurate. Researchers acknowledge that men are likely to part in crime but provide evidence that varies factors contribute to criminal behavior regardless of the individual’s sex. On the other hand, researchers have data that proves there has been an increase in women participating in deviant acts.
David Eitle and Jay R. Turner (2003) support the argument as mentioned that men engage in crime but justifies that young adult males experience strains that contribute to their involvement in crime. To back this up, they use a sample from a South Florida study of risk and protective factors associated with young adult substance use and abuse. Eitle and Turner (2003) measure the data by social …show more content…
Small (2000) does an update of the data compiled by Simon and Landis (1991) in “Crimes Women Commit: The Punishment They Receive” examining current data on female labor, education, arrest and prison statistics. During that time, Simon and Landis (1991) argued that women commit crime at a steady rate as men such as embezzlement, fraud, and larceny compared to men. In addition, as women become masculinized, their rates of offending for both property and violent crimes will converge with males rates of offending. To examine this study, Small (2000) used data from Uniform Crime Report from 1963-1998. As a result, her finding supported Simon and Landis claims. Small (2000) concluded that the data from back then is still supported to this day. Results over the thirty-five year time span have shown that men and women commit serious offenses at the same crime rate. Women have increased their crime rate from 16% to 20% while men went to 15% to
David Eitle and Jay R. Turner (2003) support the argument as mentioned that men engage in crime but justifies that young adult males experience strains that contribute to their involvement in crime. To back this up, they use a sample from a South Florida study of risk and protective factors associated with young adult substance use and abuse. Eitle and Turner (2003) measure the data by social …show more content…
Small (2000) does an update of the data compiled by Simon and Landis (1991) in “Crimes Women Commit: The Punishment They Receive” examining current data on female labor, education, arrest and prison statistics. During that time, Simon and Landis (1991) argued that women commit crime at a steady rate as men such as embezzlement, fraud, and larceny compared to men. In addition, as women become masculinized, their rates of offending for both property and violent crimes will converge with males rates of offending. To examine this study, Small (2000) used data from Uniform Crime Report from 1963-1998. As a result, her finding supported Simon and Landis claims. Small (2000) concluded that the data from back then is still supported to this day. Results over the thirty-five year time span have shown that men and women commit serious offenses at the same crime rate. Women have increased their crime rate from 16% to 20% while men went to 15% to