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 of girls, to provide students with an accessible, up-to-date, and globally oriented textbook.
Including global perspectives and coverage of cutting-edge research, this is the only textbook to deal exclusively with girls and crime
Offers expanded coverage of girls in gangs and emerging literature on the sexual trafficking of girls
Pulls together and analyzes all existing literature on the subject of female delinquency
Brings to light new research on a wide range of issues, including the conditions of confinement for girls incarcerated in juvenile jails and prisons, Latina girls, and gender responsive programming
Explores the moral panic around "violent," "bad," and "mean" girls