Over the past decade and a half, girls' involvement in the juvenile justice system has increased. Yet the topic remains under-studied among criminologists. The Delinquent Girl is a "state-of-the-field" evaluation that identifies and analyzes girls who become delinquent, the kinds of crimes they commit and the reasons they commit them. The distinguished academics and practitioners who contributed to this volume provide an overview of the research on girls' delinquency, discuss policy implications and point to areas where further research is critically needed. The book begins with an examination of the major theories and explanations of female delinquency and considers the "gender gap" between male and female offenders. Other issues, such as the role of the juvenile justice system and changes in justice policies, are also addressed. Throughout The Delinquent Girl, the contributors use criminological and feminist theories to consider causes and implications--e.g., family dysfunction, community factors--and provide insight into treating and preventing juvenile delinquency. Contributors: Robert Agnew, Angela Browne, Meda Chesney-Lind, Gayle A. Dakof, Barry C. Feld, Diana H. Fishbein, Peggy C. Giordano, Denise C. Gottfredson, Candace Kruttschnitt, Jody Miller, Shari Miller, Merry Morash, Christopher W. Mullins, Allison Ann Payne, Jennifer Schwartz, Darrell Steffensmeier, Donna-Marie Winn and the editor.
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“I have no doubt that this book, which includes some very thorough work on girls' delinquency in the field of criminology, will become a cited reference work for years to come.”—The New York Law Journal
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Over the past decade and a half, girls’ involvement in the juvenile justice system has increased. Yet the topic remains under-studied among criminologists. The Delinquent Girl is a “state-of-the-field” evaluation that identifies and analyzes girls who become delinquent, the kinds of crimes they commit and the reasons they commit them. The distinguished academics and practitioners who contributed to this volume provide an overview of the research on girls’ delinquency, discuss policy implications and point to areas where further research is critically needed.
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biopsychological factors, unsupervised activities with peers, experiences within gangs, arrest proneness, criminal coping, nongang girls, assault index, school contextual factors, deinstitutionalizing status offenders, school climate factors, individuals with these traits, quency involvement, delinquent definitions, arrest profiles, delinquency referrals, early pubertal maturation, overall delinquency, female arrest rates, gendered pathways, violent definitions, arrest gains, female delinquency, female gang members, school attachment, gendered crime Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Violent Crime Index, African American, Add Health, Joe Laidler, Family Influences, Property Crime Index, Peer Influences, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public Order, United States, General Accounting Office, Vulnerability Factor Category, Male Female, San Francisco, Van Kammen, National Youth Survey, Monitoring the Future, Los Angeles, American Bar Association, Take-Home Points, Uniform Crime Report, Ohio Longitudinal Study, Girls Inc, High Frequency Browse Sample Pages:
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biopsychological factors, unsupervised activities with peers, experiences within gangs, arrest proneness, criminal coping, nongang girls, assault index, school contextual factors, deinstitutionalizing status offenders, school climate factors, individuals with these traits, quency involvement, delinquent definitions, arrest profiles, delinquency referrals, early pubertal maturation, overall delinquency, female arrest rates, gendered pathways, violent definitions, arrest gains, female delinquency, female gang members, school attachment, gendered crime Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Violent Crime Index, African American, Add Health, Joe Laidler, Family Influences, Property Crime Index, Peer Influences, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public Order, United States, General Accounting Office, Vulnerability Factor Category, Male Female, San Francisco, Van Kammen, National Youth Survey, Monitoring the Future, Los Angeles, American Bar Association, Take-Home Points, Uniform Crime Report, Ohio Longitudinal Study, Girls Inc, High Frequency Browse Sample Pages:
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