- Additional Authors
- Zahn, Margaret A.
- Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 343 p.) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Delinquent girl (Online)
- Subject
- Female juvenile delinquents
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-324) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2008012509
- OCLC
- ssj0000136363
- Title
The delinquent girl [electronic resource] / edited by Margaret A. Zahn.
- Imprint
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-324) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Zahn, Margaret A.