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The delinquent girl / edited by Margaret A. Zahn.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.Description: p. cmISBN:
  • 9781592139514 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.36082 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6046 .D39 2009
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-Johnson, 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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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HV6046 .D39 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001071454

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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-Johnson, 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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