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A major re-examination of who the delinquent girl is, the crimes she commits, and why she commits them

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“I have no doubt that this book, which includes some very thorough work on girls' delinquency in the field of criminology, will become a cited reference work for years to come.”—The New York Law Journal

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
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 Communities
10. Young Women and Street Gangs
11. Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Appendix: Girls Studt Group Members
Notes
References
Contributors
Index

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      Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.
      Published 15 January 2009
      ISBN-13 9781592139514
      978-1592139514
      ISBN-10 1592139515
      Also in:
      Juvenile criminal law Crime and criminology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A major re-examination of who the delinquent girl is, the crimes she commits, and why she commits them

      Trade Review
      “I have no doubt that this book, which includes some very thorough work on girls' delinquency in the field of criminology, will become a cited reference work for years to come.”—The New York Law Journal

      Table of Contents

      List of Figures and Tables
      Acknowledgements
      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 Communities
      10. Young Women and Street Gangs
      11. Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
      Appendix: Girls Studt Group Members
      Notes
      References
      Contributors
      Index

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