Studies find that the poverty resulting from women's low-paying jobs and increasing divorce rates plays a very important role in female offending,most of which involves petty property crime.This supports _____.

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The economic marginality hypothesis states that poverty and low-paying jobs contribute to criminal behavior, particularly for women who often resort to petty property crime. This aligns with the findings mentioned in the statement. The other options do not directly relate to the causes of female offending as mentioned in the statement.

Studies Find That the Poverty Resulting from Women's Low-Paying Jobs