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Record Nr.

UNINA9910663208203321

Autore

Ryder Judith A.

Titolo

Girls and violence : tracing the roots of criminal behavior / / Judith A. Ryder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-62637-351-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Qualitative studies in crime and justice Girls and violence

Disciplina

303.60835

Soggetti

Violence in adolescence

Violence in women

Teenage girls - Psychology

Youth and violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Girls and violence -- Understanding attachment gone wrong -- The first relationship: parental bonds -- Traumatic childhood experiences of loss -- Traumatic childhood experiences of violence -- Coping strategies: running, drugging, and self-harm -- Illegal acts: "I don't know if you consider that violence." -- Rethinking violence and delinquency.

Sommario/riassunto

Seeking to better understand the processes that push teenage girls to acts of criminal violence, Judith Ryder explores the relationship between disrupted emotional bonds and violent delinquency. Ryder draws on intimate interviews to show how teenage girls navigate experiences of abuse, emotional loss, and parental abandonment, revealing how their violent acts become a means of connecting with others—however maladaptive and misplaced those connections may be. Her work suggests viable strategies for early intervention to keep at-risk young women out of the criminal justice system.