Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice

By Meda Chesney-Lind, Randall G Shelden, Randall G. Shelden

Book Overview

The new edition of Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice combines cutting-edge research and expanded coverage of girls' delinquency, including coverage of girls in gangs and the sexual trafficking... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534557740
• ISBN13: 9780534557744
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A new and fresh look at a topic not truly examined until now

This is a criminology text, but fairly easy to follow. Basic criminology theories are reviewed here, as well as the authors' theories as to why girls have been left out of past juvenile deviant studies. They go on to hypothesize why girls have been overlooked, and point out the crime rate for girls has not "exploded" just recently, but has remained relatively stable with their boy counterparts. A great book to help anyone who works with kids, especially girls, who seem to have few alternatives once within the system.