The Delinquent Girl

by Margaret Zahn (Editor)

Overview

Over the past decade and a half, girls’ involvement in the juvenile justice system has increased. Yet the topic remains under-studied among criminologists. The Delinquent Girl is a “state-of-the-field” evaluation that identifies and analyzes girls who become delinquent, the kinds of crimes they commit and the reasons they commit them. The distinguished academics and practitioners who contributed to this volume provide an overview of the research on girls’ delinquency, discuss policy implications and point to areas where further research is critically needed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592139538
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	12/09/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
Sales rank:	893,736
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Margaret A. Zahn is Professor of Sociology at North Carolina State University, and Past President and Fellow of the American Society of Criminology.

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

Editorial Reviews

"A thoroughly well researched, state of the art overview of the current understanding of delinquency in girls…. Zahn and the contributors to The Delinquent Girl are to be commended for providing us with such a timely, useful and but also sobering volume. The editor and writers who contributed to this book do us all a great service with their thoughtful reviews of the existing literature on all facets of the field of girls’ delinquency. This volume will no doubt become required reading for anyone currently working in the field and for all those who intend to make girls and delinquency the focus of their future work."
—Gender Issues

"A well-written overview of the state of knowledge pertaining to girls’ delinquency that is comprehensive, while also written for a wide audience of researchers, practitioners, and interested citizenry."
—Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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