Girls' violence : myths and realities / edited by Christine Alder and Anne Worrall. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004. - ix, 212 p. ; 23 cm. - SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A contemporary crisis? / Christine Alder and Anne Worrall -- Rough girls, 1880-1930 : the "recent" history of violent young women / Barry Godfrey -- Twisted sisters, Ladettes and the new penology : the social construction of "violent girls" / Anne Worrall -- Racism, "girl violence" and the murder of Reena Virk / Sheila Batacharya -- Turbulent talk : girls' making sense of violence / Michele Burman -- Capturing girls' experiences of "community violence" in the United States / Laurie Schaffner -- Coming out to play? : young women and violence on the street / Jenny J.Pearce -- Violence in the schoolyard : school girls' use of violence / Sibylle Artz -- Situational effects of gender inequality on girls' participation in violence / Jody Miller and Norman A. White -- Glossary of UK/Australian terms by chapter.

0791461092 (hardcover) 0791461106 (pbk.)

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Female juvenile delinquents--Cross-cultural studies.
Female offenders--Cross-cultural studies.
Teenage girls--Psychology.

HV6046 / .G565 2004

364.36/082