The delinquent girl / edited by Margaret A. Zahn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zahn, Margaret A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Female juvenile delinquents.

Juvenile delinquents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Contribution of "Mainstream" Theories to the Explanation of Female Delinquency; 2 Feminist Theories of Girls' Delinquency; 3 Trends in Girls' Delinquency and the Gender Gap: Statistical Assessment of Diverse Sources; 4 Biopsychological Factors, Gender, and Delinquency; 5 Family Influences on Girls' Delinquency; 6 Peer Influences on Girls' Delinquency; 7 Girls, Schooling, and Delinquency; 8 Gender Differences in Neighborhood Effects and Delinquency

9 The Context of Girls' Violence: Peer Groups, Families, Schools, and Communities10 Young Women and Street Gangs; 11 Girls in the Juvenile Justice System; Appendix: Girls Study Group Members; Notes; References; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-324) and index.

OCLC:

476237712