American criminologist whose 1975 book Sisters in Crime: The Rise of the New Female Criminal proposed that rising opportunities for women created by the feminist movement would be followed by rising rates of female crime, a claim known as liberation theory. The book was an early and influential contribution to feminist criminology. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountProposed liberation theory, linking rising female crime rates to expanding opportunities created by the feminist movement. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountSisters in Crime: The Rise of the New Female Criminal (1975) 1 Connections
Theories Developed
Source Wikipedia: Freda Adler
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1. Wikipedia: Freda Adler
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A prolific writer, Adler has published in a variety of criminological areas, including female criminality, international issues in crime, piracy, drug abuse, and social control theories.
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