Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice

The first book devoted solely to the topic of female delinquency and the treatment of young girls by the juvenile justice system, lays important theoretical groundwork. The authors reveal the special problems of delinquent girls by considering the impact that growing up female in a patriarchal society has had on their development. They explore the relevance of classic theories of delinquency as applied to female juveniles, and discuss the contemporary reality of the juvenile justice system.