Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-242) and index.
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Introduction: Girls trouble the law -- New troubles for girls -- Injury, gender, and trouble -- Empty families, sexuality, and trouble -- Gender, violence, and trouble -- Children, gender, and corrections -- Pathways, politics, policies, and programs.
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Juvenile arrest rates in the United States have declined over the past decade, yet the percentage of girls in trouble with the law increased. Girls now enter the juvenile legal system for violent offenses in addition to minor violations for which previous generations of young women have always been detained. In Girls in Trouble with the Law, sociologist Laurie Schaffner takes us inside female detention centers and explores the worlds of those who are incarcerated. Across the country, she finds t.
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Title
Girls in trouble with the law.
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9780813538334
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Female juvenile delinquents-- United States.
Juvenile corrections-- United States.
Juvenile delinquency-- United States.
Teenagers with social disabilities-- United States.
Adolescents handicapés sociaux-- États-Unis.
Délinquance juvénile-- États-Unis.
Jeunes délinquantes-- États-Unis.
Services correctionnels pour mineurs-- États-Unis.