CHAPTER VI SEX AND CRIME

The position of woman--The posturing of men--Love and crime--Two cases of theft from sexual attraction--The female thief--Case--Blackmailing--Jealousy and crime--Two murder cases--Case of assault--Fewer women than men are criminals--Their greater difficulty in recovery--Young girls and sexual offences--The perils of girlhood--Wages and conduct--Exotic standards of dress--Ignorance and wrongdoing--The domestic servant--Her difficulties-- Concealment of pregnancy cases--The culprit and the father--Morals--The fallen woman--Bigamy 140-160