Format:
Online-Ressource (257 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780813538341
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9780813538334
Series Statement:
The Rutgers series in childhood studies
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-242) and index
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Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Introduction: Girls Trouble the Law; Chapter 1: New Troubles for Girls; Chapter 2: Injury, Gender, and Trouble; Chapter 3: Empty Families, Sexuality, and Trouble; Chapter 4: Gender, Violence, and Trouble; Chapter 5: Children, Gender, and Corrections; Chapter 6: Conclusion: Pathways, Policies, Programs, and Politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813538334
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Girls in Trouble with the Law
Language:
English
