{"product_id":"girls-in-trouble-with-the-law-rutgers-series-in-childhood-studies-9780813538341","title":"Girls in Trouble with the Law Rutgers Series in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocuses on the girls' experiences of violence and the inequities of the criminal justice system. Offering a critical assessment of what she describes as a gender-insensitive juvenile justice system, the author takes us inside female detention centers and explores the worlds of those who are incarcerated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA much needed, well-grounded exploration of the trials and tribulations of aggressive girls who fall prey to the accumulation of social risk factors in their lives. Schaffner blends first-hand accounts with empirical data from multiple sources to tell a compelling nonfiction narrative. -- James Garbarino * author of See Jane Hit: Why Girls Are Growing More Violent and What We Can Do A *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a superb work, intermingling poetry, narrative, interviews, and examples to create a fascinating overview of what girls experience in the juvenile corrections system, as well as how they are perceived by the people entrusted with their care. Schaffner's book is well-conceived, beautifully written and extremely clear. -- Lynn Chancer * author of High Profile Crimes: When Legal Cases Become Social Causes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirls in Trouble with the Law\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a brilliant window for re-viewing the gender, race, and class politics of juvenile justice. Readers will be filled with outrage, and yet fueled by Schaffner's passionate sense of possibility and vision for 'what must be.' -- Michelle Fine * Distinguished Professor of Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirls in Trouble with the Law\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to the growing scholarship on girls and women and the legal system. The strength of the book is Schaffner's use of the girls' own words as they describe their family lives and the pattern of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of parents and other adults who should offer them nurturance and protection. Schaffner performs an important service for these victims. Her advocacy of early intervention...[and] new approaches to meeting their needs should be acted upon by schools and social service agencies. * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Girls Trouble the Law\u003cbr\u003e 1. New Troubles for Girls\u003cbr\u003e 2. Injury, Gender, and Trouble\u003cbr\u003e 3. Empty Families, Sexualuty, and Trouble\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gender, Violence, and Trouble\u003cbr\u003e 5. Children, Gender, and Corrections\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion: Pathways, Policies, Programs, and Politics\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405777543511,"sku":"9780813538341","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813538341.jpg?v=1730493579","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/girls-in-trouble-with-the-law-rutgers-series-in-childhood-studies-9780813538341","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}