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Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice
| Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice |
| Autore | Chesney-Lind Meda |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.36082 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SheldenRandall G |
| Soggetto topico |
Female juvenile delinquents -- United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118517161
9781118454060 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- 1: Introduction -- Why a Book on Girls and Juvenile Justice? -- References -- 2: The Extent of Female Delinquency -- Recent Trends: National Arrest Data -- Self-Report Surveys -- Delinquent Careers -- Racial Differences -- Summary -- References -- 3: The Nature of Female Delinquency -- Girls and Shoplifting -- Status Offenses -- Runaways -- Prostitution among Girls -- International Prostitution -- Girls and Violence -- Relabeling Status Offenses -- Aggression and Gender -- Girls and Robbery -- Summary -- References -- 4: Girls and Gangs -- Trends in Girl Gang Membership -- Criminal Activities of Girls in Gangs -- Types of Female Gangs -- Moving Beyond the Stereotypes: The Social Context of Girl Gangs -- Class and race -- Drug use -- Reasons for joining the gang -- Relationship with males and male gangs -- Family-related issues -- School and work -- Summary -- References -- 5: Theories of Crime and Female Delinquency -- Early Theories of Female Delinquency -- Sociological Theories of (Male) Delinquency: Do They Apply to Girls? -- Social disorganization/social ecology theory -- Strain Theory -- Cultural Deviance Theories -- Cohen's "culture of the gang" -- Miller's "lower-class culture" -- Differential Association -- Control Theory -- Labeling Theory -- Critical/Marxist Perspectives -- A Concluding Note -- Towards a Theory of Female Delinquency -- The Women's Movement and Female Crime -- Feminist Criminology -- Summary -- References -- 6: Girls' Lives and Girls' Delinquency -- Growing Up Female -- Welcome to "Girlworld": "Oh, Look at Me I'm So Pretty" -- Girls, Parents, and Peers -- Girls, Peers, and Pathways into Delinquency -- Girls and the Sexual Double Standard -- Girls' Victimization and Girls' Crime -- Girls' victimization and female delinquency.
Contemporary Thinking about Adolescence, Gender, and Crime -- Sisters are doing it for themselves -- Street liberation perspectives -- Contemporary Perspectives of Girls' Delinquency and Violence -- Patriarchy and gendered inequalities -- Beyond victimization: violent girls as "one of the guys" -- Girls' code of the streets: considering race, class, and gender -- Context matters in girls' delinquency -- Summary -- References -- 7: Girls and the Juvenile Justice System -- A Historical Overview -- The Doctrine of Parens Patriae: Roots of a Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Ex Parte Crouse: Challenging Parens Patriae -- People v. Turner: Over-Ruling Crouse -- The Child-Saving Movement and the Juvenile Court -- "The Best Place to Conquer Girls" -- The Juvenile Court and the Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Deinstitutionalization and Judicial Paternalism: Challenges to the Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Unpopular Reform? -- Recent Trends: Finally a Focus on Girls, the Republican Backlash, and Congressional Gridlock -- Summary -- References -- 8: The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System and Girls, Part I -- Police and Juvenile Court Processing -- An Overview of the System and Process -- The Rights of Juveniles: A Review of Key Cases -- Implications of Supreme Court Rulings for Girls -- Getting into the System -- Girls on the Streets -- Girls at the Station House -- Delinquents in Court -- Gender and Delinquency Referrals -- Comparing Girls and Boys in Court -- Girls, Race, and the New Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Summary -- References -- 9: The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System and Girls, Part II -- Girls in Institutions -- Youths in Institutions: A National Overview -- Number of girls in institutions -- Private facilities: a problematic option for juvenile justice -- Demographic Characteristics of Youths in Institutions. Status offenses and bootstrapping, a continuing problem -- Girls in detention -- Girls' experiences in detention -- Gender and training schools - girls' victimization continues -- Girls, race, and institutionalization -- Summary -- References -- 10: In Their Own Words -- Voices of Youths at Risk -- Introduction -- Relationship Power, Control, and Dating Violence Among Latina Girls1 -- Boys' control strategies -- Girls' counterstrategies -- The "Risky" Lives of Girl Delinquents: Bottcher's California Study -- Summary -- References -- 11: Programs for Girls in Trouble -- Interconnected Troubles -- Trauma -- Destructive and distraught families -- Dangerous neighborhoods and unsafe schools -- Substance abuse -- Health issues -- Academic achievement -- Specific Types of Counseling and Education -- The Detention Diversion Advocacy Project (DDAP) -- Gender differences -- Gaps in Services for Girls -- Explaining the lack of services for girls -- The fit of assessed needs, expressed needs, and program descriptions -- Someone to talk to -- Improving relationships with peers -- Sex, sexuality, pregnancy, parenting, and relationships with intimate partners -- Empowerment -- Multiple needs and wraparound services -- Assessed Needs, Expressed Needs and Contemporary Program Evaluations -- The Ideal Program -- Instead of Incarceration: What Could Be Done to Meet the Needs of Girls? -- Are Gender-Specific Programs Necessary? -- Programming as if Girls Mattered: Getting Past Girls Watching Boys Play Sports -- Lack of validated gender-specific programs: programming and the "forgotten few" -- Honolulu Girls Court: Overview of a Promising Best Practice2 -- Policy Implications and Future Directions -- Summary -- References -- 12: Conclusions -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795987103321 |
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice
| Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice |
| Autore | Chesney-Lind Meda |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.36082 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SheldenRandall G |
| Soggetto topico |
Female juvenile delinquents -- United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States |
| ISBN |
9781118517161
9781118454060 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- 1: Introduction -- Why a Book on Girls and Juvenile Justice? -- References -- 2: The Extent of Female Delinquency -- Recent Trends: National Arrest Data -- Self-Report Surveys -- Delinquent Careers -- Racial Differences -- Summary -- References -- 3: The Nature of Female Delinquency -- Girls and Shoplifting -- Status Offenses -- Runaways -- Prostitution among Girls -- International Prostitution -- Girls and Violence -- Relabeling Status Offenses -- Aggression and Gender -- Girls and Robbery -- Summary -- References -- 4: Girls and Gangs -- Trends in Girl Gang Membership -- Criminal Activities of Girls in Gangs -- Types of Female Gangs -- Moving Beyond the Stereotypes: The Social Context of Girl Gangs -- Class and race -- Drug use -- Reasons for joining the gang -- Relationship with males and male gangs -- Family-related issues -- School and work -- Summary -- References -- 5: Theories of Crime and Female Delinquency -- Early Theories of Female Delinquency -- Sociological Theories of (Male) Delinquency: Do They Apply to Girls? -- Social disorganization/social ecology theory -- Strain Theory -- Cultural Deviance Theories -- Cohen's "culture of the gang" -- Miller's "lower-class culture" -- Differential Association -- Control Theory -- Labeling Theory -- Critical/Marxist Perspectives -- A Concluding Note -- Towards a Theory of Female Delinquency -- The Women's Movement and Female Crime -- Feminist Criminology -- Summary -- References -- 6: Girls' Lives and Girls' Delinquency -- Growing Up Female -- Welcome to "Girlworld": "Oh, Look at Me I'm So Pretty" -- Girls, Parents, and Peers -- Girls, Peers, and Pathways into Delinquency -- Girls and the Sexual Double Standard -- Girls' Victimization and Girls' Crime -- Girls' victimization and female delinquency.
Contemporary Thinking about Adolescence, Gender, and Crime -- Sisters are doing it for themselves -- Street liberation perspectives -- Contemporary Perspectives of Girls' Delinquency and Violence -- Patriarchy and gendered inequalities -- Beyond victimization: violent girls as "one of the guys" -- Girls' code of the streets: considering race, class, and gender -- Context matters in girls' delinquency -- Summary -- References -- 7: Girls and the Juvenile Justice System -- A Historical Overview -- The Doctrine of Parens Patriae: Roots of a Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Ex Parte Crouse: Challenging Parens Patriae -- People v. Turner: Over-Ruling Crouse -- The Child-Saving Movement and the Juvenile Court -- "The Best Place to Conquer Girls" -- The Juvenile Court and the Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Deinstitutionalization and Judicial Paternalism: Challenges to the Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Unpopular Reform? -- Recent Trends: Finally a Focus on Girls, the Republican Backlash, and Congressional Gridlock -- Summary -- References -- 8: The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System and Girls, Part I -- Police and Juvenile Court Processing -- An Overview of the System and Process -- The Rights of Juveniles: A Review of Key Cases -- Implications of Supreme Court Rulings for Girls -- Getting into the System -- Girls on the Streets -- Girls at the Station House -- Delinquents in Court -- Gender and Delinquency Referrals -- Comparing Girls and Boys in Court -- Girls, Race, and the New Double Standard of Juvenile Justice -- Summary -- References -- 9: The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System and Girls, Part II -- Girls in Institutions -- Youths in Institutions: A National Overview -- Number of girls in institutions -- Private facilities: a problematic option for juvenile justice -- Demographic Characteristics of Youths in Institutions. Status offenses and bootstrapping, a continuing problem -- Girls in detention -- Girls' experiences in detention -- Gender and training schools - girls' victimization continues -- Girls, race, and institutionalization -- Summary -- References -- 10: In Their Own Words -- Voices of Youths at Risk -- Introduction -- Relationship Power, Control, and Dating Violence Among Latina Girls1 -- Boys' control strategies -- Girls' counterstrategies -- The "Risky" Lives of Girl Delinquents: Bottcher's California Study -- Summary -- References -- 11: Programs for Girls in Trouble -- Interconnected Troubles -- Trauma -- Destructive and distraught families -- Dangerous neighborhoods and unsafe schools -- Substance abuse -- Health issues -- Academic achievement -- Specific Types of Counseling and Education -- The Detention Diversion Advocacy Project (DDAP) -- Gender differences -- Gaps in Services for Girls -- Explaining the lack of services for girls -- The fit of assessed needs, expressed needs, and program descriptions -- Someone to talk to -- Improving relationships with peers -- Sex, sexuality, pregnancy, parenting, and relationships with intimate partners -- Empowerment -- Multiple needs and wraparound services -- Assessed Needs, Expressed Needs and Contemporary Program Evaluations -- The Ideal Program -- Instead of Incarceration: What Could Be Done to Meet the Needs of Girls? -- Are Gender-Specific Programs Necessary? -- Programming as if Girls Mattered: Getting Past Girls Watching Boys Play Sports -- Lack of validated gender-specific programs: programming and the "forgotten few" -- Honolulu Girls Court: Overview of a Promising Best Practice2 -- Policy Implications and Future Directions -- Summary -- References -- 12: Conclusions -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809151403321 |
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Chesney-Lind Meda
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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