Briefly explain how women's liberation may be related to crime
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: [key points to be made]
*Both Adler and Simon commented in early 1970s theory on women and crime
*Both predicted rise in women's crime and arrests from liberation
*Adler: Masculinity increases crime commission, particularly personal/violent crime
*Simon: Crime increases through better employment access to illegal opportunities
*Neither one was ever really supported by research
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