The delinquent girl / edited by Margaret A. Zahn.

A major study defining the delinquent girl, the crimes she commits and why she commits them.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Zahn, Margaret A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Female juvenile delinquents. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology. Female juvenile delinquents
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The contribution of "mainstream" theories to the explanation of female delinquency / Robert Agnew
Feminist theories of girls' delinquency / Jody Miller and Christopher W. Mullins
Trends in girls' delinquency and the gender gap: statistical assessment of diverse sources / Darrell Steffensmeier and Jennifer Schwartz
Biopsychological factors, gender, and delinquency / Diana Fishbein, Shari Miller, Donna Marie Winn, and Gayle Dakof
Family influences on girls' delinquency / Candace Kruttschnitt, and Peggy Giordano
Peer influences on girls' delinquency / Peggy Giordano
Girls, schooling, and delinquency / Allison Ann Payne, Denise C. Gottfredson, and Candace Kruttschnitt
Gender differences in neighborhood effects and delinquency / Margaret A. Zahn and Angela Browne
The context of girls' violence: peer groups, families, schools, and communities / Merry Morash and Meda Chesney-Lind
Young women and street gangs / Jody Miller
Girls in the juvenile justice system / Barry C. Feld
Appendix: Girls study group members
References.

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