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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454261503321

Autore

Zahn Margaret

Titolo

The Delinquent Girl [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Disciplina

364.36082

364.3608352

Soggetti

Female juvenile delinquents

Female offenders

Juvenile delinquency

Teenage girls

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.