Which of the following theorists argued that women’s increasing share of arrests for property crime might be explained by their increased opportunities in the workplace to commit crime?

a. Durkheim
b. Simon
c. Steffensmeier
d. Pollak


Answer is b. Simon (Emancipation and Crime)

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