Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice

Author: Meda Chesney-Lind  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9781118517161

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781118454060

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781118454060

Subject: C91 Sociology;D917 犯罪学

Language: ENG

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The new edition of Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice combines cutting-edge research and expanded coverage of girls’ delinquency, including coverage of girls in gangs and the sexual trafficking of girls, to provide students with an accessible, up-to-date, and globally oriented textbook.

  • Including global perspectives and coverage of cutting-edge research, this is the only textbook to deal exclusively with girls and crime
  • Offers expanded coverage of girls in gangs and emerging literature on the sexual trafficking of girls
  • Pulls together and analyzes all existing literature on the subject of female delinquency
  • Brings to light new research on a wide range of issues, including the conditions of confinement for girls incarcerated in juvenile jails and prisons, Latina girls, and gender responsive programming
  • Explores the moral panic around "violent," "bad," and "mean" girls

Chapter

4: Girls and Gangs

5: Theories of Crime and Female Delinquency

6: Girls’ Lives and Girls’ Delinquency

7: Girls and the Juvenile Justice System

8: The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System and Girls, Part I

9: The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System and Girls, Part II

10: In Their Own Words

11: Programs for Girls in Trouble

12: Conclusions

Index

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